Evolution Education

3. who published tree of life concept in On the Origin of Species (1859)
4. also known as phylogenetic tree
6. differentiating personal experience, tradition, and science as connected, but distinct, sources of understanding.
7. process by which organisms change over time
8. method of teaching evolution that centers around visualizing evolutionary relationships with a branching tree of life
10. process by which organisms with traits that are better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce
11. a focus on explaining science as a process and way of knowing that is distinct from other forms of knowledge

1. A group of organisms classified together at a particular level (e.g., species, genus, family)
2. natural differences in traits that exist between individuals within a population
5. a beneficial characteristic/trait developed by species allowing it to better survive and reproduce in its environment
9. no longer in existence