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Vocabulary
Evolution
100
Charles Darwin
Proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection
100
Adaptation
A trait or behavior that helps a species survive.
100
What is the theory of natural selection?
Some organisms are better suited for their environments than others, so they will have a better chance at reproducing.
200
Lamarck
Said organisms could change by choosing to change their bodies.
200
Biogeography
The distribution of life over an area
200
What is artificial selection?
When humans choose what traits to breed.
300
Thomas Malthus
Stated that some individuals survive while others did not.
300
Homologous Structure.
Similar structures that came from a common ancestor. Example: human hand and whale flipper.
300
What are the different types of evidence to support evolution?
Fossil evidence, embryology, DNA
400
Hutton & Lyell.
Stated the Earth was both very old & constantly changing.
400
Analogous Structure
The same adaptation but evolved separately. NO COMMON ANCESTOR. Example: Bird Wings & Butterfly Wings.
400
What will happen to the black and white moth populations?
White moths will likely die out and black moths will be able to camouflage and survive.
500
Gregor Mendel
Father of genetics.
500
Vestigial Structure.
A body part that has no use in the current organism. Example: human appendix.
500
What is the main idea of endosymbiotic theory?
The mitochondria/chloroplast were bacteria that became enveloped in a eukaryotic cell.