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What is natural variation? |
When there is no mutation however an organism just happens to be slightly different |
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What is natural selection? |
Survival of the fittest |
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What is evolution? |
Evolution is the process by which living organisms are believed to have developed from earlier forms |
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How is evolution caused? |
Mutation, adaptations, alleles, DNA, natural selection |
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Evolution happens over a... |
Long period of time |
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What was Darwin's theory? |
Natural selection. People didn't believe him because of religious beliefs. We have more evidence now, because we know about genes and mutations |
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What was Lamark's theory? |
His theory is acquired characteristics. Nobody believed him because he had no proof. His theory is discredited because acquired characteristics do not have a genetic basis and it can not account any observations on Earth |
