ch2 Flashcards

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1
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Upright walking primates (including humans)

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Hominids

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2
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Long line of ancestors

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lineage

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group of individuals of the same species that live in the same place, at the same time

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population

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4
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inherited characteristics of organisms that help them survive in their environment

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adaptations

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5
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traits/characteristics that are passed from one generation to the next

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heritable traits (inherited traits)

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traits/characteristics that an organism obtains at some point during their life

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acquired characteristics

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7
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TRUE or FALSE:Typically, more offspring are born in a population than can survive.

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TRUE

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8
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TRUE or FALSE:Individual organisms within a population vary from one another in characteristics that are inherited.

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TRUE

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9
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Which of these statements is TRUE:1) Natural Selection describes how populations change over time.2) Natural Selection describes how individuals change over time.

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The first statement is true:1) Natural Selection describes how populations change over time.

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10
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TRUE or FALSE:Most resources available in any natural environment are unlimited.

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FALSE!!!Most resources are limited. Therefore, there must be competition to obtain those resources!

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11
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When humans choose the individuals that will reproduce based on certain traits.

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Artificial Selection

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12
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A scientist who investigates biological change by studying fossils and the history of Earth.

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Paleobiologist

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13
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A scientist who investigates biological change by studying ancient hominids and living primates (including humans).

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Physical anthropologist

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14
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study of how the layers on Earth are organized and the fossils that are found in those layers

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stratigraphy

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15
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Any preserved part or impression of an organism that lived in the past

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fossil

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16
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Inferring the age of fossils relative to one another by comparing the Earth layers in which they are found.

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relative dating(or stratigraphy)

17
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Using naturally occurring radioactive elements to empirically determine the age of fossils.

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Absolute dating(or direct dating)

18
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The scientific timespan of the Earth’s history

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geologic time

19
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A comprehensive explanation of a set of natural phenomena supported by vast amounts of evidence from multiple sources.

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scientific theory

20
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A tentative, but logical prediction based on observations

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hypothesis

21
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common structures in different organisms

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homologous structures

22
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structures that are functional in some organisms, but seemingly useless in others

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vestigial organs

23
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study of the early development of organisms before they are born/hatched

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embryology

24
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combined genetic information for ALL the members of a population

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gene pool

25
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when two populations of organisms are unable to reproduce with each other

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reproductive isolation(over time, this can lead to new species)