Natural Selection Flashcards

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What is evolution?

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A slow and continuous change from one generation to the next

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What does natural selection mean?

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Survival of the fittest

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Who came up with the theory of natural selection?

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Charles Darwin

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What is the 1st stage of evolution?

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Variation in population because of genes

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2nd stage?

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Organisms give birth to young and pass on their genes

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3rd stage?

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Competition for resources (food)

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4th stage?

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The organisms with better adaption have a higher chance of survival

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5th stage?

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The stronger genes are passed onto the next generation

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6th stage?

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Overtime there is a overpopulation of stronger characteristics

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7th stage?

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The organisms with weaker characteristics begin to die out

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What does the theory of evolution suggest?

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We all evolved from shared common ancestors

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What was the poison warfarin used for?

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To kill rats

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