Match each vocabulary word to the correct definition. 1. ridge characteristics 2. probability 3. soil 4. testimony 5. radial fractures a. the frequency of an event. b. extend outward from the point of impact, almost like the spokes on a wheel. c. the ridge endings, enclosures, and other details that make up a fingerprint. d. surface material from the earth, both natural and artificial. e. the evidence given by witnesses during a trial.

1. ridge characteristics - c. the ridge endings, enclosures, and other details that make up a fingerprint

2. probability - b. extend outward from the point of impact, almost like the spokes on a wheel

3. soil - d. surface material from the earth, both natural and artificial

4. testimony - e. the evidence given by a witness during a trial

5. radial fractures - a. the frequency of an event

not necessarily. higher fitness requires the organism to be reproductive successful. for example, an organism at age 10 with 15 offspring is much more fit than an organism at age 15 with only 5 offspring.