Evolution
Define Evolution
Change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection
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True or False.
Is is an individual organism that evolves
False: it is the species
What theorist in Darwin's family did Charles Darwin follow?
Erasmus Darwin
Define Natural Selection.
The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
True or False?
Genetic variety can exist within populations.
True
What species did evolution begin with?
Apes
Whose theory was discredited by Darwin's?
Jean - Baptiste Lamarck
What two things did Darwin relate to each other?
Humans and Animals.
Give an example of adapting to the environment as an animal.
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Define genetic drift
Change is allele frequencies due to chance
Who created the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
True or False?
The strongest, beggiest, and most fit represent the survival of the fittest.
False
Charles Darwin is considered a what?
Naturalist
Give an example of adapting to the environment as a human.
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A forest fire occurs and a group of raccoons survive but a lot of squirrels do not. Is this considered survival of the fittest?
No: it is genetic drift
Any kind of inherited trait that improves an organism's chances of survival and reproduction in a given environment
Adaptations
Is survival or reproduction how evolution occurs?
reproduction
True or False?
Darwin was the first one to introduce a theory of evolution.
False.
True or False?
Natural selection also occurs in humans.
True
Which type of population does genetic drift commonly affect?
The small population
Evolution states that we all come from a common _________.
Ancestry
True or False?
The world is 4.5 billion years old.
True
Charles's nickname is _________.
Father of Evolution
If a beetle was green or brown and the birds ate all the green beetles. Which beetle would evolve?
The brown beetle
What is the difference between natural selection and genetic drift?
Genetic drift focuses more on luck and chance.