Adaption
What is Adaption?
A behavior, physiological, physical (structural) characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment.
What is the definition of characteristic?
A distinguishing quality, trait or feature of an individual, thing, disorder, etc. What you see on the organism.
What is evolution?
The gradual change of characteristics in an organism that enable the organism to adapt and become better suited to its environment.
What is natural selection?
An evolutionary process by which favorable traits and characteristics that make an organism better suited to its environment are selected through reproduction.
What is creationism?
The belief that the universe and living organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation, as in the biblical account, rather than by natural processes such as evolution.
What are the Physical/Structural characteristics?
The the color, shape, camouflage, fur, or anything you can physically of structurally see.
What is the definition of traits?
A distinguishing quality, trait or feature of an individual, thing, disorder, etc. What you see and/or cannot see on the organism.
What is another way to define evolution?
A natural process where organisms are thought to have changed from one form into another form over a long period of time.
Was Darwin's and Wallace's theory the same thing?
Yes it was.
What is a creationist?
A Creationist is someone who believes in a god who is absolute creator of heaven and earth, out of nothing, by an act of free will.
What are the Behavioral characteristics?
They are alertness, speed, bird songs, or migration.
What does it mean to have physical characteristics?
Characteristics can be fur color, size of feet or ears. Physical characteristics are what you can observe on an organism.
What are 2 of the evidences of evolution?
It is fossil record and embrology.
What was the theory of theirs?
The beneficial adaptations and traits are passed on through the process of natural selection.
Are Jews, Christians, and Muslims creationists?
Yes they are because they believe in God.
What are the Physiological characteristics?
They metabolism and body chemistry.
What does it mean to have physical traits?
Traits are characteristics that can be seen or observed or are hidden and passed on to young by parents. Traits can be seen or not seen.
What are the other 2 evidences of evolution?
It is Geographical Distribution/Bio geography and Homologous Structures.
Who was Darwin?
He was a British naturalist who developed a theory of evolution based on natural selection.
Was it against the rules that doing anything about evolution is going against religion before?
Yes, before it was against the law to say or do anything about evolution.
Which plants adapt with high amount of rainfall and which ones adapt with low amount of rainfall?
Plants that live in tropics adapt with high amount of rainfall and plants that live in the desert adapt with low amount of rainfall.
What's the difference between characteristic and traits?
Characteristics is what you can see on an organism. Trait is what you can or cannot see on an organism.
Is it true or false that evolution and natural selection are kind of the same thing.
It is true.
Who was Wallace?
He was an an explorer, collector, naturalist, geographer, anthropologist and political commentator. He also figured out evolution by natural selection independently.
Is evolution actually a thing now or is it still a theory and against religion?
No, evolution is actually true.