Science vocab Flashcards
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Gradualism
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The theory that changes in life often happen in small increments over long periods of time
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Evolution
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The process in which inherited traits within a population change over time until a new species arises
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Inherited variation
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the differences in the traits that are passed down to organisms in the same species
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species
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a group of organisms that are similar and can produce fertile offspring
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speciation
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the formation of a new and distinct species
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extinction
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when a species is no longer in existence
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punctuated equilibrium
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a theory that species evolve in spurts, or sudden bursts of rapid change, instead of gradually over time
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