Evolution Review

In the island of the Galapagos, the finches spread far and wide. Each one with a distinct beak in order to better obtain its food. As I spent the day sketching them I would have never thought I would be known as the father of evolution. Who am I?

Throughout my years of study I began to see patterns and indicators that all living things came from one common ancestor.

George Cuvier studied different organisms during the developmental stages and noticed that they looked similar. This is referring to?

A bird and a bat both have wings that they use to fly, but they each develop independently from one another... what is this an example of?

Before we had tools and stoves to cook, our diets were based on thick roots, nuts, and meat. Our Wisdom Teeth helped us break down these foods and chew them. Today we eat softer foods and no longer serve a purpose. This is known as a...

British Explorer Alfred Russel Wallace traveled to the Amazon Basin and the Malay Archipelago in the mid-1800’s. He dedicated himself to studying how different organisms where distrubuted across that region.

He realized that while the Amazon River caused a divide there were organisms that seemed to have evolved very similarly. This is evidence of...

Although there are countless organisms that no longer exist on this Earth, we are able to study them and learn about their evolution thanks to what?

A human hand and a whale fin have similar bone structures what is this called?

As global warming progresses and the glaciers melt we will see a change in genetics because of...

Due to construction in a nearby beach several birds relocated to a new coast this is an example of..

There was a forest fire that wiped out birch trees randomly and left a few dispersed throughout the forest. This is an example of?

The is a penguin in the Artic that has been recently discovered.

organism will change because of the mechanisms of genetics because...

After the industrial revolution the peppered moths were able to camouflaged because they were able to adapt and not get eaten this is known as...

Male Peacocks use their colorful wings to show their strength and scare off predators. Because of this female peacocks are attracted to males who have extended and colorful wings this is an example of