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Similar species descended from common _______

A

Ancestors

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Lamarcks was a ______ scientist in 1744-1829

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French

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__________: explanation for a species change

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Acquired traits

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Acquired trait have changes that arise from _________ and behaviour over a ________

A

Experiences

Life time

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Acquired traits are not determined by _______

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Genes

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Ex of acquired traits are _________, tails, _________

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Webbed feet

Girraffe neck

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Charles Darwin went to _______ school

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Medical

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_________ studied to become a minister

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Charles darwin

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Charles darwin was interested in ______ and ________

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Wild life

Environment

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9
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Charles darwin took a voyage on a ship:________

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The beagle

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Darwin proposed ___________

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Natural selection

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_________: occurs because of adaptions

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Natural selection

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_________ published the book “origin of species”

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Darwin

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Darwin published “____________” in 1859

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Origin of species

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Evolution of natural selection: human populations are able to _____ faster than the food supply can

A

Increase

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Who said “human populations are able to increase faster than the food supply can”

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Thomas malthus 1798

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Evolution of natural selection: only a limited number of _______ survive to reproduce

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Limited

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Darwins theory: descent w modification _______ life forms appearing in the fossil record are modified versions of old _______

A

Newer

Old

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Darwins theory: modification of natural selection mechanism for how _______ can occur

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Evolve

19
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Common ancestor can be _______ back

A

Traced

20
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why do some organisms survive when others do not? (2 answers)

A

The environment affects individuals differently

Some Traits provide an advantage

21
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Populations _______ as the proportion of favorable genes ________

A

Adapt

Increases

22
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______: single organisms genetic contribution to the next generation

A

Fitness

23
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Favorable traits provide an __________

A

Adaptive advantage

24
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________: inherited traits that become popular die to selective advantage

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Adaptions

25
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Darwins theory: inherited ________ exists within the genes of every _________

A

Variation

Population

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Darwins theory: some individuals are better suited for their ______

A

Environment

27
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Darwins theory: traits that provide an ________ are spread as individual survive and have ________

A

Advantage

Offspring

28
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Darwins theory: ______ provide evidence that living species evolved from extinct species

A

Fossils

29
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Fossil record js not ______

A

Complete

30
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Many times genetic imfo is not available from the ______

A

Fossils

31
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Not all organisms are _______ likely to be fossilized

A

Equally

32
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_________: a film of carbon remains after other elements of an organism have decayed

A

Impronts

33
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_________: created by impression of shape

A

Mold

34
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_________: sediment fills in a cavity left by a fossil

A

Cast

35
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Ways of determining fossil age:

  • position w ___________
  • look at different strata: _________
A

Sedimentary rock

Deeper olders

36
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Carbon dating is done by comparing the ratio of ____________

A

Carbon 12 and carbon 14

37
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________ is used to date things that are upt to 50,000 yrs old

A

Carbon dating

38
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Evidence if commin ancestry: organisms that are similar on ________ had a common ancestor

A

Structure

39
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________: structures that are embryologically similar and functionally different

A

Homologous

40
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_______: structures that are embryologically different function the same

A

Analogous

41
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__________: organs that are seemingly functionless

A

Vestigial organs

42
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__________: examine biochemistry comparison within organisms

A

Biochemical comparison

43
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Embryological development:

Compare organisms at various _______ of development

A

Various

44
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Embryological development: embryonic similarities indicate _________

A

Common ancestor

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