EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION
Match the words with their definitions.
1. theory
2. natural selection
3. speciation
4. special creation
5. transition fossil
6. anatomy
7. homologous structure
8. analogous structure
9. vestigial structure
10. embryo
11. biogeography
12. microevolution
Name:
A. The idea that God created each species
exactly as they are seen in their present
forms.
B. Body structure
C. Structures which are similar enough to
indicate common ancestry
D. The process through which species
change gradually over time
E. An individual in an early stage of
development
F. The survival of the fittest" or the idea that
species with the best traits will survive and
reproduce and the species with less
favorable traits will die or not reproduce
G. The study of the distribution of species
H. An idea that is supported by a large
amount of scientific evidence
I. The process through which new species
are created
J. A structure which has no apparent
purpose, but may provide evidence of
past evolutionary forms
K. A fossil that is dated between an older
fossil a newer one, which shows evidence
of gradual change over time
L. Structures which are similar, but do not
provide evidence of common ancestry
Use the reading passage and your prior knowledge to answer the following questions.
1. According to Darwin, how are new species created?
2. Why were Darwin's ideas rejected at the time?
OLaney Lee 2021