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Chapter 16: Darwin's Theory of Evolution Flashcards

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What is a mutation?

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heritable errors in DNA; ultimate source of variation

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What is variation?

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difference in one or more characteristics in an organism

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What is fitness?

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ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment

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What is an adaptation?

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inherited characteristic that increases an organisms fitness level

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What is an environment?

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surroundings/conditions an organism lives/operates

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What is evolution?

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change over time

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What is natural selection?

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results in evolution of inherited characteristics of a population for a higher fitness level

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What is a fossil?

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preserved remains of an ancient organism

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What is artificial selection?

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breeding of a an organism for desired traits

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What is common descent?

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all organisms (alive or extinct) come from a common ancestor

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What is a theory?

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well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations

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What does a variation in fitness level lead to?

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differential reproductive success

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At what level does biological evolution and natural selection occur?

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population level

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What is a population?

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interbreeding group of species

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Where do new traits come from?

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mutations

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Who influenced Charles Darwin?

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James Hutton, Thomas Malthus, and Charles Lyell

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What did James Hutton do?

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proposed that gradual geological forces shape the planet and estimated Earth to be millions of years old

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What did Thomas Malthus do?

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proposed that not every human can survive because more are being born than die

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What did Charles Lyell do?

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proposed idea of uniformitarianism (geological processes we see today are the same ones that have shaped the Earth millions of years ago

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What is coevolution?

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evolution of interacting species

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How old is the Earth?

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4.56 B years old

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What is a homologous structure?

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anatomical structures that have similarities between organisms even though they have different functions

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What is a vestigial structure?

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anatomic structure that have lost their function (e. wisdom teeth)

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What is embryology?

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similar patterns of embryological development prove common ancestor

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