Evolution theory | Vocab | Natural selection | Darwin | Random facts about bio |
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Change in gene frequency in a population over a period of time
What is the evolution theory?
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evolution of populations happens at a steady state over time
What is Gradualism?
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ability of an individual to survive and reproduce in its specific environment
What is fitness?
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Charles
What is Darwin's first name?
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The study of life
What is biology?
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Fossils found share similar characteristics of some species of today
How do fossils prove evolution?
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All alleles and genes present in a population
What is a gene pool?
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change in the sequence of DNA
What is a mutation?
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The Galápagos Islands
Where did Darwin go to study his theory?
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50,000
How many scents can the human nose remember?
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The theory that sates that all species were derived from a common ancestor
What is common descent?
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A group or type of organisms
What is a species?
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inherited characteristic that increases an organism’s chance of survival
What is a adaptation?
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Birds
What animals did Darwin study mostly?
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The night time
When is the brain the most active?
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Similar body structures that have same structure but different functions
What are homologous structures?
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The gradual process by which something changes over time
What is evolution?
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The process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring
What is natural selection?
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Finches
What specific animal led Darwin to a discovery about his theory?
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The egg
What is the largest cell in the human body?
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By selective use or disuse of organs, organisms acquired traits that could then be passed on to their offspring
What does Lamarcks theory state?
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The ratio of all copies of genes
What is the allele frequency?
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When a extreme trait is favored
What is disruptive selection?
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HMS Beagle
What is the name of the boat that Darwin sailed on?
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What fire? I dont recall anything happening.
Who started the fire during pig dissections?
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