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Provide evidence of evolution; is a record of Earth's past life forms; provides evidence that older species gave rise to more recent species fossil record
this process causes the frequency of favorable alleles increases in a population; also known as survival of the fittest natural selection
Another term for artificial selection Selective breeding
Process by which individuals are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce Survival of the fittest
Principle that all living things have a common ancestor common descent
ability of an organism to survive and reproduce fitness
Principle that each living species has descended with changes from other species over time descent with modification
an inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival adaptation
darwin believed these organisms could have descended from a common ancestor finches
when members of each species compete for food, space, and other necessities in life struggle for existence
Nature provides the variation and humans select those variations found useful artificial selection
individuals better able to adapt to changes leave more offspring True
The process by which a species becomes better suited to its environment is known as accommodation false
The fossil record proves the existence of every species that has ever lived false
darwin saw fossils as a record of the history of life true
the fact that individuals of a species compete with one another to survive is a factor in natural selection true
natural selection can be observed directly in nature false
an idea that is part of Darwin's theory of evolution is there is a struggle for existence true
the fossil record provides evidence of evolution true
natural selection causes the frequency favorable alleles to decrease in a population false
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