Evolution By Natural Selection Flashcards

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What are fossils?

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They’re the remains of living things that were alive many years ago.

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What is evolution?

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It means that different types of living things develop from earlier forms over long periods of time.

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What is a species?

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A group of living things capable of reproducing together to form offspring. The numbers of a species show:
- Many similarities
- Some differences (variations)

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What is a mutation?

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A change in a gene

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What do mutations cause?

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Genetic variation

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What is the most widely accepted Thoery of Evolution is by what scientist?

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Charles Darwin

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What was the name of the ship Charles D. sailed on 1831 - 1836?

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Voyage of the Beagle

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What was the name of the famous book Charles D. wrote?

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The Origin of the Species

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