vocabulary | evolution | micro or macro | natural selection | |
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something that can be inherited through genetic characteristics
what is variation
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the type of structure that shows a common ancestor but not a shred factor
what is homologous structures
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a population of mostly white mice survives a forest fire tat burns the ground black. after some years, a majority of the mice in the population are black? micro or macro?
what is Micro
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What is artificial selection ?
what is intentional breeding of plants and animals
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organisms have more _____ then they will survive
what is offsprings
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What is the vocab word that means a change over time
what is evolution
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who came up with the theory of evolution
what is Charles Darwin
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there was a fossil that looked like a cross between a fish and crocodile. This fossil may be considered a transitional fossil. micro or macro?
what is macro
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a variation in an organism that helps it survive is called an
what is adaptation
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what animals lead to Charles Darwin theory of evolution?
what is finches beaks
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a change on the DNA sequences of a chromosome
what is mutation
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an all black kitten grows up to have black fur. Is this a evolution ?
what is false
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a scientist genetically modifies a rat to give it wings? micro or macro?
what is its not micro.... nor macro
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the variety of dog and cat breeds that we have today are a product of
what is selective breeding
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process by how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment ?
what is fitness
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a group that is genetically similar organisms that can produce offsprings
what is species
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true or false human evolved from monkeys ?
what is false
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slight genetic change over a few generations in a population that does not result in the evolution of a new species
what is microevolution
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a little kid cuts of a flys wings. the fly ends off actually living a better life but does not pass on his wings to its offspring because the loss of the wing is an
what is acquired trait
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a form of natural selection in which individual at the end of a distribution curve have higher fitness than individual in the middle
what is disruptive selection
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genetic mutation that are beneficial to the environment and help the organisms survival
what is natural selection
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What three types of evidence are there of evolution
what is
fossils DNA structure/function |
the model of evolution that involves a slow progressive change at a more or less constant rate is
what is gradualism
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what is the name of the island;and where Darwin studied and gathered much of his evidence for natural selection?
what is the Galapagos island
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a form of natural selection in which individuals at one end of a distribution curve have higher fitness than individual in the middle or at the other end of the curve
what is directional selection
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