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11 Cards in this Set
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Evolution
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CHANGES in the gene pool over time
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Adaptation
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The traits that survive when the gene pool of a population changes in repsonse to its environment
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Charles Darwin
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Father of Evolution |
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Competition
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When organisms are going after the same resource. (food, land)
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Diversity
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different kinds of organisms or different kinds of alleles for the same trait.
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Fossils
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the trace remains of organisms.
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Galapagos Islands
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Islands where Charles Darwin observed the adaptations of finches.
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Habitat
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A place where an organism lives.
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Steps of Natural Selection
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1. Overpopulation 2. Genetic Variation 3. Selection 4. Adaptation |
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Species
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A group of similar organisms that can reproduce with each other.
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Variation
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Differences within the same species (male and female humans)
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