Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

SCIENCE CHAPTER 10

Definitions

TermDefinition
Theory of evolution The concept that the physical universe began w/out God and has changed by random processes, over a period of time, into what we observe today.
Biological evolution The supposed gradual change of one kind of organism into another kind of organism into another kind of organism; occurs over many generations.
Theory of Inheritance of acquired The theory that physical changes caused by an organism's environment can be passed on to offspring.
Characteristics Arranging of organism's into groups.
Theory of natural selection The idea that only those organisms best suited for their environment will survive and reproduce, thus causing certain traits to become more common among a population.
Mutation theory of evolution The belief that mutations produce the source of change for the evolution of species.
Mutation -selection theory An evolution theory that states that mutations produce variations and that natural selection determines which variations will survive in order to produce biological evolution.
Evolutionary family tree A diagram demonstrating the supposed stages of biological evolution.
Homologous structures Similar structures found in different species that are attributed to common ancestry.
Created by: yoceli
Popular Earth Science sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards