Evolution Vocabulary

The wings of flightless birds, like the ostrich, are an example of

the study of chemistry in living organisms (nucleic acids and proteins) to show evolutionary relationships

Migration is an example of

A physical trait that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce

sudden elimination of a species due to a catastrophic event

rapid evolutionary change to a species followed by years of stability

biological change over time that causes descendents to be different from their ancestors

Principle of natural selection that explains how beneficial traits should become more common over time, causing a change in allele frequencies

When different species have a similar body structure because of sharing a common ancestor they are called

Study of embryo development