Match each term to its meaning

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs

1. Left

   Adaptation

   Right

   Heritable trait that aids survival

2. Left

   Neutral mutation

   Right

   Change with no fitness effect

3. Left

   Vestigial

   Right

   Structure left without a function

4. Left

   Convergent

   Right

   Same trait, unrelated lineages

5. Left

   Natural selection

   Right

   Favourable traits reproduce more

Instructions

Tap a term on the left, then tap its meaning on the right.

Explanation