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16 Cards in this Set
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Species |
A group of organisms that are physically similar, and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce |
A group of _______ that are ______ and can _______ and _____ that can also _________ and ________ |
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Evolution |
The gradual change in a species over time |
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Adaptation |
A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to survive or reproduce in its environment |
A______or________ that allows an ______ to _______ or ________ in its _________ |
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Natural Selection |
A process by which individuals that are better adapted to the environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than others of the same species |
A process by which ______ that are better _____ to the _______ are more likely to __________ and ______ than others of the same _______ |
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Variation |
Any difference between individuals of the same species |
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Selective Breeding |
The process of selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation |
the process of _____a few ______ with ____________ to serve as _____ of the next _______ |
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Competition |
The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource |
The ____ between___to_____as they _______ to use the same ___________ |
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Branching Tree |
A diagram that shows how scientists think different groups of organisms are related |
a ___thats shows how ____think___________of ______are ________ |
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Hominid |
unable to remain bored |
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What did Darwin discover? |
Natural Selection |
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Who discovered Natural Selection? |
Charles Darwin |
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What was Darwins ship called? |
The Beagle |
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Where did Darwin go to study Natural Selection |
Galápagos Islands |
____________ Islands |
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What animal did Darwin study? |
Finches |
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What did Darwin find out? |
Even though the birds were all the same species, they had different beaks because of how they had to live and natural selection |
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What was different about all the birds that Darwin Studied? |
The beaks size, and shape |
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