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18 Cards in this Set
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The ship on which Darwin sailed |
The Beagle |
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Published "The Origin of Species" |
Charles Darwin |
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Phylogenetic trees |
Show the relation between different species |
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The process by which new species are formed. |
Speciation |
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Fossil |
Preserved remains of an organism |
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Also known as "Survival of the Fittest" |
Natural Selection |
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Population |
The individuals of a species which live in the same place. |
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Evolution |
The theory that species change over long periods of time. Proposed by Charles Darwin. |
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Vestigial structures |
Organs that once served a purpose, but no longer do. Eg. The appendix |
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Homologous structures |
Structures that develop from the same embryonic tissue but have different uses. |
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Genetic equilibrium |
When the gene pool does not change or evolve. |
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Diversifying equilibrium |
When the individuals at the extremes of the curve have a higher fitness than those in the middle. |
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Adaptations |
The inherited traits that improve the chances of survival and reproduction. |
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Selective breeding |
The breeding of certain plants or animals with prefered traits. |
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The islands Darwin visited when he devopled the theory of Evolution |
Galapagos islands |
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Fitness |
An orgamisms ability to survive and reproduce in their environment. |
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Convergent evolution |
Two species in different areas adapting to become more similar to eachother. |
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Divergent Evolution |
A species adapting to an environment and creating two different species. |
