Chapter 10 Vocab Review
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. evolution
A. An instance of change
2. species
B. A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
3. fossil
C. The quality of being suitable
4. variation
D. The sequence of events involved in the ___ development of a species or taxonomic group
5. adaptation
E. The remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated
6. artificial
F. The number of inhabitants in a given place
7. natural
G. Coins collectively (plural)
8. selection
H. The manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
9. population
I. The responsive adjustment of a sense organ to varying conditions
10. fitness
J. Contrived by art rather than nature
11. homologous
K. Having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function
12. analogous
L. Similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
13. structure
M. Someone regarded as certain to succeed