Darwin’s Theory Of Evolution

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Charles Darwin was the founder of…

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Modern evolutionary theory

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fitness

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Ability of an individual to survive

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What are two unique animals Charles Darwin encountered

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Finches and tortoises

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Darwin’s book

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Origin of Species

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Anatomy of organisms

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Homologous structures, analogous structures, vestigial structures, and similarities of embryology

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Homologous Structures

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Almost same structure of a body part but with different functions

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Analogous structures

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Body parts of different organisms that have the same function but different structure

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Vestigial structures

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Any body structure that is reduced or has no function in living organism but may have at one time by ancestors

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Similarities of Embryology

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Similar embryo development suggest common ancestors

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Camoflauge

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An organisms ability to blend in with it’s surroundings

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Mimicry

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An organism copying the appearance of another species

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Adaptations

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Any inherited characteristic that increases an organisms change of survival

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Natural Selection

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Influenced by the gene pool and its allelic frequency; when the allelic frequency is consistent for generations it is said to be in genetic equilibrium and not evolving

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Genetic drift

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Alterations of allelic frequencies by change processes

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Types of Natural Selection

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Stabilizing selection, directional selection, and disruptive selection

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Stabilizing selection

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Favors average individuals in a population as the best fit to survive

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Directional selection

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Favoring an extreme form of a trait

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Disruptive selection

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Either of the two extremes are favored

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Speciation

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Evolution of new species

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Geographies isolation

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Occurs when a physical barrier separates a population into groups

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Behavioral isolation

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Differences in courtship rituals or other behaviors prevent mating

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Temporal isolation

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(Temporal = time) having multiple of a Normal set of chromosomes

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gradualism

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Process of evolution at a slow steady rate with small, adaptive changes gradually accumulated over time

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Polyploidy

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Having multiple of a normal set of chromosomes (can occur in one generation)

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Divergent Evolution

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Pattern of evolution in which species that once were all similar to the ancestral species become more and more distinct

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Convergent evolution

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Pattern of evolution in which distantly related organisms evolve similar traits

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Why does evolution occur?

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The changes in the gene pool (mutations, other)