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How has evolution and climate change, changed the Arctic into it's cold and icy form we know today? |
The Arctic used to be warm. There were birds ad turtles and other animals. It was a lush rain forest. 8-10 degrees C in the winter and 20-25 degrees C in the summer. |
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________ has always been a dynamic entity. |
Climate |
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Define: Dynamic Define: Unstable place/ecosystem Define: Hierarchy of rights Define: Migration |
Definition: a force that stimulates change or progress within a system or process Definition: things can change without warning Definition: Value of a species over an other Definition: movement from one place to another |
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__________ ______ between each of the eras has become increasingly less large. In terms of fossils. |
Geological gaps |
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Define: Cataclysms Define: Functionless Organs Define: Primitive types Define: Selective breeding |
Definition: a large change in the natural world Definition: organs that are no longer in use Definition: being the first or earliest of a kind Definition: process of choosing an animal based on genes to pass onto the offspring |
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Humans have ______ in the foetus stage that relate to the ocean. |
Gills |
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What does this prove? |
Common decent/ancestors |
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Food supply helps animals _______ much ______. |
multiply much faster |
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Who is George-Louis De Buffon? Who is Erasmus Darwin? Who is Charles Darwin? |
French naturalist and mathematician. Charles Darwin's grandfather, English physician, natural philosopher and physiologist. |
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Define: Degradation Define: Particle Define: Multi Cell Define: Organelle |
Definition: the process of being degraded Definition: small bit of matter Definition: complex organism Definition: any of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell |
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Who is LaMarck and what was his theory? Was it right? |
LaMarck was a French naturalist. His theory: If an organism changes during life in order to adapt to its environment, those changes are passed on to its offspring. |
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Define: Catastrophism Define: Uniformitarianism Define: Actualism |
Definition: changes in the earth's crust during geological history resulting from sudden events Definition: changes in the earth's crust resulting from continuous and uniform processes Definition: view that everything is actual |
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What was the Lunar Society of Birmingham? What caused Darwin to travel? How long did Darwin's travels last? |
It consisted of well known, highly respected British scientists. Alexander Humbolott's travelogue. 5 years. |
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_______ constantly transforms through constant _______ events. |
Earth Small |
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Define: Creationism Creationism is the same as ______ |
Definition:the belief that the universe and living organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation, as in the biblical account Evolution |
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What adaptations have cliff swallows taken? How have these adaptations negatively affected them? |
Shorter wings to make them agile fliers. Worse for long distance flights, take more energy. |
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Evolution is affected by human _________ in good ways & bad ways. |
Activity |
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Evolution means _______ in a gene pool. Change in a ______ = change in the ________ of genes in a gene pool. |
Change Species........number |
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_______ selection nudges _______ into ______ pools, making animals evolve. ________ are survival machines for genes. |
Natural...........genes.......gene Species |
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What can evolution be attributed to? |
"islands" and/or the separation of species for a long enough time that they change and evolve into an entirely different species. |
