The process by which organisms have changed overtime

Story of life as documented by fossils, the remains or imprints of organisms from earlier geological periods preserved in sedimentary rock.

Similar physical features in organisms that share a common ancestor, but the features serve completely different functions.

Identification of additional characteristics that could further differentiate blood.

The identification by which humans of desirable traits in plants and animals.

A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world

Features of different species that are similar in function but not necessarily in structure and which do not derive from a common ancestral feature

Person who created the theory of evolution based on the principle that physical changes in organisms during their lifetime.

The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

The biological mechanism by which organisms adjust to new environments or to changes in their current environment

The study of the similarities and differences between different living organisms of the biological and physiological chemistry of the organisms.

The scientific study of genes and heredity

Who was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary biology.

How some animals come in different colors or form but still the same animal

The discipline concerned with the study of embryogenesis, the development of the embryo from a fertilised egg cell.

How a new kind of plant or animal species is created