Evolution vocabulary

Evolution is .............

• • when something harmful is introduced into the environment.

• • when living things make more of their species.

• • how living things gradually change over a long period of time.

• • when living things take in nutrients to give them energy to move and grow.

Organisms need to _ _ _ _ _ to changes in their environment in order to survive.

• evolve

• grow

• get used

• adapt

Species that survive because they are better adapted to their environment produce more young and are less likely to become extinct than species that don't adapt. This process is called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ selection.

• natural

• unnatural

• animal

• organism

Some _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are formed when the remains of a plant or animal are turned into stone over a long period of time.

• stones

• rocks

• prints

• fossils

The word _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ means 'terrible lizard'. It is the name for the reptiles that lived on Earth millions of years ago.

• reptile

• dinosaur

• dragon

• rhinoceros

Prehistoric means .............

• a long time ago

• before written records

• before this century

Children don't look exactly the same as their parents, but they do _ _ _ _ _ _ _ some features from them, such as hair colour and height.

• inherit

• receive

• develop

• learn

Spotted skin, long necks and longer front legs than hind legs are all ____________ of giraffes.

• examples

• characteristics

• names

• types

Petrification is . . .

• the process of turning to stone.

• changing because of environmental changes.

• when something rots.

An animal's offspring is its..........

• breeding season.

• parents.

• young.

• ancestor.