EVOLUTION Flashcards

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EVOLUTION

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REFERS TO THE CHANGING OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A POPULATION

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CHARLES DARWIN

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WROTE THE BOOK ON ORIGIN OF SPECIES AND SHOWED NATURAL SELECTION

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NATURAL SELECTION

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PROCESS WHERE CERTAIN CONDITIONS FAVORS CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS MORE THAN OTHERS; MAY RESULT IN ERADICATION OF CHARACTERISTICS

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JEAN BAPTISTE LAMARCK

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PROPOSED THEORIES OF EVOLUTION WHERE HE SUGGESTED HOW SPECIES EVOLVE OVER TIME

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THEORY OF USE AND DISUSE

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IF AN ORGANISM USED AN ORGANISM MORE THAN THEY HAD IN THE PAST, IT WOULD INCREASE IN ITS LIFETIME

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TRANSMISSION OF ACQUIRED CHARACTERISTICS

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STATES THAT AN ORGANISM HAS TEH ABILITY TO PASS SOME CHARACTERISTICS THAT HAS ACQUIRED IN ITS LIFETIME TO ITS OFFSPRING

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FOSSIL RECORD

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ATTEST THE DIVERSITY AND CHANGES OF LIFE IN THE PAST

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CHEMICAL AND ANATOMICAL SIMILARITIES

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ALMOST OF ORGANISMS HERE ON EARTH ARE SIMILAR IN THEIR BASIC CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS AND ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES

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GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

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THE EXISTENCE OF UNIQUE SPECIES ON ISOLATED ISLANDS DEPICT THE EVOLUTION OF VARIOUS ORGANISMS

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GENETIC CHANGES

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INDIVIDUALS WILL ADAPT TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT IN ORDER TO SURVIVE

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