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Side A ------ Side B
What was the name of the ship that Darwin sailed around the world. ------ H.M.S. Beagle
What was Darwin's title on the Beagle? ------ Naturlist
Who is the "Father of Biology"? ------ Charles Darwin
Who is the "Father of Geology"? ------ Charles Lyell
What is any structure or behavior which helps an organism survive in its environment? ------ Adaptation
What is Evolution? ------ Change over time.
What is the name of Darwin's book? ------ On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection
What is a Scientific Theory? ------ Well tested explanation for a broad set of observations.
What was the name of the islands that influenced Darwin? ------ Galapagos
Who proposed the Theory of Use & Disuse? ------ Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
What is "fitness"? ------ Ability of an organism to sruvive & reproduce in its specific environment.
What is the gene pool? ------ All the genes of all members of a particular population.
What is a vestigial structure? ------ A structure in an organism which is reduced in size and non-functional.
What is a homologous structure? ------ Structures which are similar in structure, but different in function.
What is an analagous structure? ------ Structures that are similar in function, but different in structure.
What is a behavioral adaptation? ------ Any behavior that helps an organism survive in its specific environment.
What is a structural adaptation? ------ Any structure which helps an organism survive in its environment.
What is the "Struggle for Existence"? ------ Members of species compete to get food, living space and other necessities for life.
What is natural variation? ------ Differences among individuals of a species.
Who wrote the essay that had the same conclusions as Darwin? ------ Alfred Russel Wallace

Side A ------ Side B
What was the name of the ship that Darwin sailed around the world. ------ H.M.S. Beagle
What was Darwin's title on the Beagle? ------ Naturlist
Who is the "Father of Biology"? ------ Charles Darwin
Who is the "Father of Geology"? ------ Charles Lyell
What is any structure or behavior which helps an organism survive in its environment? ------ Adaptation
What is Evolution? ------ Change over time.
What is the name of Darwin's book? ------ On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection
What is a Scientific Theory? ------ Well tested explanation for a broad set of observations.
What was the name of the islands that influenced Darwin? ------ Galapagos
Who proposed the Theory of Use & Disuse? ------ Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
What is "fitness"? ------ Ability of an organism to sruvive & reproduce in its specific environment.
What is the gene pool? ------ All the genes of all members of a particular population.
What is a vestigial structure? ------ A structure in an organism which is reduced in size and non-functional.
What is a homologous structure? ------ Structures which are similar in structure, but different in function.
What is an analagous structure? ------ Structures that are similar in function, but different in structure.
What is a behavioral adaptation? ------ Any behavior that helps an organism survive in its specific environment.
What is a structural adaptation? ------ Any structure which helps an organism survive in its environment.
What is the "Struggle for Existence"? ------ Members of species compete to get food, living space and other necessities for life.
What is natural variation? ------ Differences among individuals of a species.
Who wrote the essay that had the same conclusions as Darwin? ------ Alfred Russel Wallace