Evolution Flashcards

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The concept of Evolution was proposed by?

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Charles Dawrin

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What is Evolution?

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The process of biological changes in which descendants come to differ from ancestors

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Who proposed that all organisms evolve toward perfection-Acquired traits?

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Jean Bapiste Lamarck

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Who paved the way for other scientists?

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Lamarck

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What 3 distinct patterns did Darwin notice about diversity?

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Species varied globally
Species varied locally
Species vary over time

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What is Species varying Globally?

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Different, yet ecologically similar habitats around the globe

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What is Species vary locally?

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Different, yet related animal species often occupied different habitats within local area

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What is Species vary over Time?

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Same fossils of extinct animals were similar to living species

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James Hutton and Charles Lyell concluded what?

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That Earth us extremely old and that the processes that operate in the present

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What did the economist Thomas Malthus conclude?

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If the human population grew unchecked there wouldn’t be enough food and space for everyone

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The fittest organisms will survive due to?

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Artificial selection or Natural selection

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