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Darwin

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Theory of evolution

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Galapagos islands

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Darwin studied finches

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bajau people

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learned to hold breath

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Why were Darwin’s ideas controversial

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went against christian beliefs

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Natural selection

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survival of the fittest

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Evolution evidence

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discovery of old human bones, current evolution, transitional fossils

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Convergent evolution

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2 separate species develop similar traits

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divergent evolution

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OG species splits into 2

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Gene pool

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combination of all genes present in a species

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allele frequency

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Percentage of allele present ness in a pop

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Cladogram

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shows shared traits of organisms

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Phylogeny

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Genetic history of an organism

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Vestigial organs

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Organs no longer needed

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Analogous structure

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2 species that are similar in function bit different in structure

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Homologous

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Similar in structure but different in function

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Evolution

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Change of characteristics of a species over generations

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Speciation

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when 2 species evolve

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reproductive isolation

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Species are so different they wont mate

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Geographic isolation

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A barrier in between 2 species

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Reproductive isolation

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when 2 populations cannot breed anymore

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behavioral isolation

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When 2 species have different mating rituals

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temporal isolation

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when 2 species reproduce at diff times

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Radioactive dating

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proved that earth was more than a thousand years old (DEEP TIME)

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biogeography

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the study of where organisms life now and their ancestors past

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James Hutton

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Founder of modern geology, earth was formed over time

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Charles Lyell

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Earth is old

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