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natural selection |
process by which organism that are most suited to their environment survive and reproduce |
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stabilizing selection directional selection disruptive selection |
individuals near the center of the distrubution curve have higher fitness - causing allele to shift over direction, changes -changes in population genetics with extreme values for traits |
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artificial selection |
the breeding of plants and animals |
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adaptation |
the process of adapting or being adapted |
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physiological |
normal healthy operation of your body |
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structural |
of, or relating to, or forming of the structure of building |
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mimicry |
close resemblance of an animal or plant |
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camouflage |
blend into surroundings |
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fitness |
ability to survive and reproduce in a particular enviornment |
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survival of the fittest |
also known as natural selection |
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homologous structures |
an organ or bone thats different in animals |
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analogous structurs |
not having different evolutionary origins |
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vestigial structures |
a structure of an organism that has lost all or most its original function |
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indirect evidence of evolution |
animal or plant breeder, cross breed |
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fossils |
animal prints |
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biochemistry |
cross over field in chemistry |
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embryology |
a branch in biology |
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anatomy |
a branch of science, the human body |
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species |
a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals |
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speciation |
the evolutionary process by which new biological species arise |
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gene pool |
a set of genes |
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allele frequency |
proportion of a particular allele |
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gradualism |
the hypothesis that evolution proceeds |
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punctuated equilibrium |
a theory in evolution bio |
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population density |
a measurement of population per unit area |
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age structure |
a chart in understanding population |
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logistic growth |
population decreases |
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carrying capacity |
that maximum amount of organisms in and area with food, water ext.
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limiting factors |
prevent population from growing any larger |
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density dependent factors |
any factors limting the size of a population |
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densit independent factors |
any factors limiting the size of a population whose effect is not dependent on the number of individuals |
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demography |
the study of statistics such as birth and death rates |
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demographic transition |
the transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates |
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autosomal disorder/diseases |
inherited a specific disease that depends on the type of chromosome |
