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spontaneous generation

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life can be generated by non-life

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biogenesis

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all living things come from other living things

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morphology

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study of shape or physical characteristics of an organism

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phylogeny

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evolutionary history of an organism

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chemosynthesis

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inorganic molecules in the early sea combined to form amino acids –> proteins –> cells

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homologous structure

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structures with similar underlying structure and similar embryonic origin; current functions may be different

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analogous structure

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structures with similar functions and similar superficial appearance but not the same embryonic origin

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coevolution

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evolution in two interdependent species in which changes in one group influence changes in the other

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niche

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specific function a species serves in a habitat or ecosystem

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Cambrian explosion

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period of rapid speciation among multicellular organisms that occurred about 500 million years ago

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natural selection

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process by which the environment determines the organisms/traits best adapted to a given environment at a particular time

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artificial selection

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process of breeding organisms for a particular trait

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trait

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physical/behavioral characteristics

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fitness

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degree to which an organism’s traits allow it to survive and reproduce

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adaption

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evolutionary process by which the genetic makeup of a population changes so that the population becomes better able to survive and reproduce; inherited trait that increases an individual’s fitness

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transitional species

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fossil species that represent an intermediate stage in the evolution of one species to another

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vestigial sturctures

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body parts that one time were necessary but now are reduced in size and have no specific function

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gene pool

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total genetic information available in a population to create the next generation

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allele frequency

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frequency of certain alleles in populations, change all the time–> when they change = evolution

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Hardy-Weinburg genetic equilibrium

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observation that the proportions of alleles in the gene pool do not change over time in a population that is not evolving

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genetic variation

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genetic diversity that is essential to natural selection; produced by mutation, sexual reproduction, and gene flow

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directional selection

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selection that favors one extreme expression of a trait

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negative selection

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natural selection that disfavors a particular trait so it becomes very rare in a population

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sexual selection

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the choice of a mate based on specific and often exaggerated or elaborate characteristics

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gene flow

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movement of alleles out of a population= reducing the population’s genetic variation; OR movement of alleles into population- increasing the diversity of the gene pool

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genetic drift

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random changes in a population’s gene pool that are not the result of natural selection

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microevolution

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evolution at the population level, some of one species in single population of one area

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macroevolution

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evolution at/above species level, all of one species

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speciation

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formation of one or more new species from an ancestral one

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species

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group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring

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reproductive isolation

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separation of two populations by a physical or behavioral barrier that prevents the two groups from interbreeding

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half-life

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length of time it takes for 1/2 of any sample to decay to its stable from

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microspheres

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spherical formations of phospholipids that may have led to early cells

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coacervates

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stable spherical structures that form because amino acids and other organic compounds are electrostaticly attracted to each other

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protocells

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a pared down simple form of a cell that is able to grow, replicate, and evolve. consists only of phospholipids and RNA replicase

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ribozyme

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type of RNA that acts as an enzyme and can self-replicate

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evolution

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change in frequency of a trait or allele in a population; or the accumulation of changes of traits in a species that results in speciation

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fossil

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traces of dead organisms usually found in sedimentary rock

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imprint fossil

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formed by tiny bones, leaf veins, feathers, as soft parts decompose

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fossil mold

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formed by impressions of large bones that decompose leaving a negative space where the bone used to be

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fossil cast

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formed when the space left behind a mold is filled in with minerals and sediment

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petrified fossils

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formed when minerals replace decomposing soft tissue, leaves perfect replica of organism in stone

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relative age

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determined by law of superposition, relative positioning of fossil in layers

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absolute age

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actual age of fossil determined by radiometric dating

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convergent evolution

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unrelated species become superficially similar due to adaptation in similar environments

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divergent evolution

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single species evolves into two or more different species due to adaptive radiation

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population

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smallest unit of biological organization in which evolution can occur

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genetic equilibrium

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characteristic of a population when the allele frequency remains the same over time

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disruptive selection

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selection that favors two or more extremes of a trait

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immigration

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movement of individuals into a population

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emigration

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movement of individuals out of population

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isolation

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a formerly interbreeding population is separated so that the two subpopulations are unable to interbreed

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geographic isolation

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physical separation of members of a population, stops gene flow, natural selection and genetic drift can then cause the two subpopulations to diverge

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reproductive isolation

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inability for successful breeding between population groups living in the same area, may result from disruptive selection

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prezygotic

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incompatible behaviors or structures reduce/prevent breeding

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postzygotic

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early death of offspring or infertile offspring; considered wasteful of parental gametes

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gradualism

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evolution due to natural selection leads us to view it as a gradual change over millions of years

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punctuated equilibrium

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periods of stability followed by periods of rapid change

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taxonomy

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branch of biology that classifies organisms according to their characteristics and evolutionary history

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binomial nomenclature

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method of taxonomy that uses two names to identify a species

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systematics

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modern means of classifying organisms based on their natural relationships

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cladistics

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branch of phylogenetics that uses the quantity of shared and derived characters to group organisms into a cladogram

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