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Charles Darwin
Types of Selection & Where Changes Come From
Adaptation, Variation and Speciation
Key Terms
Scientists that Contributed
100
the place that Darwin made the majority of his studies
What is the Galapagos Islands
100
a similar characteristic in two species that was inherited by a common ancestor
What is a homologous feature
100
species live in separate habitats therefore do not encounter one another to reproduce
What is a habitat/ecological barrier
100
a structure, behavior, or a physiological process that helps an organism survive and reproduce in their environment
What is adaptation
100
she was a fossil hunter who lived from 1799-1847 in England and discovered the first pleslosaur
Who is Mary Anning
200
The HMS Beagle
What is the boat Charles worked on
200
similar feature in two unrelated species resulting from a convergent evolution
What is an analogous feature
200
can cause cells to die, malfunction or become cancerous
What is and bad mutation
200
offspring that will not be able to reproduce
What is hybrid infertility
200
he provided a key idea on how populations changed over time
Who is Thomas Malthus
300
the type of animal he is most known for
What are Darwin's finches
300
a severe event that causes a drastic reduction in population size
What is the bottleneck effect
300
reproductive cycles for mating occur at different times therefore they are not capable of reproducing
What is temporal isolation
300
where there is little to no gene flow between two populations: results when one species cannot successfully interbreed with another species
What is reproductive isolation
300
he described the mechanism of how evolution works
Who is Charles Darwin
400
1809
What is the year that Charles Darwin was born in
400
stabilizing, directional and disruptive
What are the three types of selection
400
mechanical isolation and gametic isolation are both preventions of...
What is fertilization
400
views evolutionary change as slow and steady
What is gradualism
400
he outlined his beliefs in slow changes in species over time in his book and had the idea of the inheritance of acquired characteristics
Who is John-Baptiste Lamark
500
the profession that Charles' father wanted him to pursue
What is a Doctor
500
the three types of mutation
What is neutral, harmful and beneficial
500
mutation and sexual reproduction are
What are sources of variation
500
resembling a more harmful species in colour or structure
What is mimicry
500
He lived from 1627 - 1705 and created the classification system for plants and animals based on anatomy and physiology
Who is John Ray