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Evolution

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A change over time

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Adaption

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Heritable trait that helps organisms survive/ reproduce

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Fitness

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How well an organism can survive/ reproduce in its environment

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Fossil

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remains and traces of ancient organisms

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Bio-geography

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Study of where organisms live now and where their ancestors lived

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Gene Pool

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All genes present in a population

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Genetic Variation

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Genetic differences in a population

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Allele Frequency

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Number of times an allele shows up in a gene pool

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Genetic Equilibrium

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When a population doesn’t evolve

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Artificial Selection

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Humans breeding animals for desired traits

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Natural Selection

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Organisms in nature that have suitable traits for their environment that they develop

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Sexual Selection

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females of a species picking a mate based on size, strengths, or color (non-random mating)

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Genetic Drift

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random change in allele frequency

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Bottleneck Effect

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a change in allele frequency with a big reduction of a population

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Founder Effect

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Allele frequency changes because of migration

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Reproductive Isolation

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Species don’t inbreed and evolve into a new species

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Homologous Structure

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Similar structures shared with related species inherited from ancestors

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Analogous Structure

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Similar Structure with different species who don’t share a common ancestor

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What does the thumb represent?

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Natural Selection

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What does the index finger represent?

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Gene Flow

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The Middle finger is for mutation

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true

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The ring fingerr is for genetic Drift

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False
The ring finger is for non-random mating

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What does the pinky represent?

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Genetic Drift

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