Evolution
What is a genetic change in a population over time?
The definition of Natural Selection
What is the survival and reproduction of the organisms that are genetically best fit for their environment?
How were the finches adapted to survive in their specific environments?
Differing beak structure specialized for their diet
Viewed species as unchanging
What is natural selection?
What is an adaptation?
A variation in an organism that helps it survive
Gave deference to Darwin even though he came up with a similar theory of evolution
Who is Alfred Wallace?
The maximum population an environment can sustain
What is carrying capacity?
The father of evolution
Who is Charles Darwin?
Variation in the amount of offspring produced by individuals in a population
What is differential reproduction?
Archaea have specialized enzymes that allow for function even at extreme temperatures. This is an example of what kind of adaptation?
What is a biochemical adaptation?
Developed paleontology
Who is George Cuvier?
The four major components of natural selection
Competition
Variation
Heritability
Differential Reproduction
The four types of adaptations
What are structural, behavioral, biochemical, and physiological adaptations?
The theory supported by Charles Lyell (and its definition)
What is uniformitarianism?
The processes found in nature are the same ones that have been shaping the Earth for hundreds of years
The two key observations made by Darwin
1. Members of a population vary in their inherited traits
2. Species produce more offspring than their environment can support, leading to some offspring failing to survive and reproduce
Two different organisms are closely related, they share this in their bloodline
What is a Common Ancestor?
What is a heritable trait?
The venom of the black mamba snake is an example of a type of adaptaion
What is an example of Physiological Adaptation?
Who advocated for catastrophism and what is its definition
George Cuvier; the Earth has primarily been shaped by violent natural events
A group of organisms belonging to the same species at a specific place and time
What is a population?