Evolution 1 Flashcards

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evolution

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Process of developing a new trait

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Variation

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A change in condition

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3
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Adapatation

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a process of adapting

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fitness

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the condition for being healthy

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5
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vestigial structure

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Something a organism dosen’t need to survive

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Analogous Structure

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2 specious have same structure but evolve differently

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Homologocus structure

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it’s when very different animals have bones that appear very similar in form or function and seem to be related.

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8
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Convergent evolution

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is the process whereby organisms not closely related but have similar traits

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Divergent evolution

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proces a species evolves into two or more descendant or different form, the process of tracing two or more species back to a common ancesto

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10
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speciation

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the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.

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11
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Coevolution

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the influence of closely associated species on each other in their evolution

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12
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punctuated equilibrium

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Rapid adaptations

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13
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Graduilism

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evolution proceeds slowly by the accumulation of gradual changes

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