Natural Selection Flashcards
what is evolution
change over time that occurs in chemicals, matter etc.
what is biological evolution
genetic change in a population of living organisms that are inherited over successive generations due to natural selction resulting in formation of new species
what is a species
organism with the ability to interbreed and produce fertile offspring
what is a population
group of organisms of the same species living in a particular area at particular time
what is a gene pool
total number of genes of all reproductive individuals in particular population
what is macro evolution
development of new life forms from earlier life forms over many generations
what is micro evolution
variation that occurs within a species.
what is a pentadactyle limb
a limb with five digits, found in amphibia, reptiles, birds and animals
what is biogeography
study of distribution of species around world
what are vestigial structures
structures that have become decreased in size or are obsolete.
what are homologous structures
structures that look different and perform different functions but show same body plan and origin
what are analogous structures
structures which have same function in different organisms but have a diff. origin and don’t originate from common ancestor.
name 4 evidence sources of evolution
fossil evidence
descent with modification
biogeography
genetics
what does fossil evidence show
life existed
shows change
order of development
what causes new characteristcs to appear
genes combined through sexual rep
gene or chromosomal mutation
what can genetics explain
variation leads to change
variations passed from generation to generation
genotype of whole population changes with time
gene pools of population changes and leads to new species
compare a hypothesis and a scientific theory
a hypothesis is a proposed explanation for an observable phenomenan, it is a fresh idea proposed by a sceintist before research is conducted.
A scientifc theory is an explination for natural phenomenon that is widely accepeted and confirmed from experiments.
who created the lamarckism theory
Jean-Boptiste Lamarck
what does the lamarckism thoeory state
physical changes in organisms occur during their lifetime
who created the darwinism theory
charles darwin
what was the name of the ship that charles darwin sailed
HMS beagle
what 2 things did Charles Darwin notice whilst studying both living organisms and fossils
similarity between fossils
difference in similar organisms in diff places.
who did Darwin co-write a paper with
alfred wallace