Unit 1 - Evolution Flashcards

1
Q

Evolution accounts for __ and __ of life

A

unity and diversity

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2
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founder of evolutionary thought. wrote “the origins of species” that highlighted natural selection and descent with modification

A

Charles Darwin

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3
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the mechanism of evolution where environmental factors affect survival

A

natural selection

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4
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evolutionary thought were all species are evolved from one

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descent with modification

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5
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4 things that Darwin observed

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evolution acts on hereditary variation, overproduction of offspring factors in, species are suited to their environment, and evolution of adaptation in population

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6
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variation then selection. usually man-caused.

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artificial selection

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