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Evolution
Chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Variation is | the differences between members of the same species |
| a mutation is | a change in DNA |
| biological diversity is more commonly called | biodiversity |
| biodiversity refers to | all the different species of living organisms on earth |
| evolution means | gradual change in species over many generations |
| the peppered moth study is a good example of | natural selection |
| Extinction means | a species no longer exists |
| Scientist who proposed how life on earth evolved | Charles Darwin |
| islands where Darwin studied Finches | Galapagos |
| Variation caused by changes in genes can be | passed to offspring |
| Alfred Russel Wallace | corresponded with Darwin on the theory of how things evolved |