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Evolution

Evolution 7th Grade

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Adaptations Adaptaciones Change in behavior, physiology, and structure of an organism to become more suited to an environment. Cambio en el comportamiento, la fisiología y la estructura de un organismo para adaptarse más a un entorno.
Natural selection Selección Natural A type of evolutionary process where populations of living organisms adapt and change. (due to changes in nature) Tipo de proceso evolutivo donde las poblaciones de organismos vivos se adaptan y cambian. (por cambios de la naturaleza)
Artificial selection Selección Artificial Also called "selective breeding” where humans breed species with only traits they desire. También llamado "cría selectiva" donde los humanos crían especies con solo los rasgos que desean.
Structural Adaptations Adaptaciones estructurales Things organisms HAVE to survive Mimicry, Camouflage, Body features (fur, colour, body shape, spines e.t.c) Cosas que los organismos TIENEN para sobrevivir Mimetismo, camuflaje, características del cuerpo (pelaje, color, forma del cuerpo, espinas, et
Behavioral adaptations Adaptaciones de comportamiento Things organisms DO to survive Migration, Bird calls, Hibernation Cosas que los organismos hacen para sobrevivir Migración, Canto de pájaros, Hibernación
Mimicry A strategy where a species looks like another species or an object in its surroundings for concealment or protection from predators. Es una estrategia que usan algunos animales para vivir, esta consiste en copiar la aparición o comportamiento de otro.
Galapagos Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean that Charles Darwin visited in 1835. Archipiélago en el Océano Pacífico que Charles Darwin visitó en 1835.
Charles Darwin British naturalist who developed a theory of evolution based on natural selection with Alfred Wallace. Naturalista británico que desarrolló una teoría de la evolución basada en la selección natural con Alfred Wallace.
Genetic Drift Deriva genética A mechanism of evolution in which a population change over generations due to chance only. Un mecanismo de evolución en el que una población cambia a lo largo de generaciones debido únicamente al azar.
Primordial soup La sopa primordial Experiment and theory to prove how life began. Experimento y teoría para demostrar cómo empezó la vida.
Traits Rasgos A specific characteristic of an individual. i.e. hair color, eye colour or blood type. Una característica específica de un individuo. es decir, color de cabello, color de ojos o tipo de sangre.
Eon's 4 Hadean Archean Proterozoic Phanerozoic
Era's 3 of them All in the Phanerozoic Eon: 3 de ellas Todas en el Eón Fanerozoico: Paleozoic Mesozoic Cenozoic
Yucatan, Mexico Where a meteor hit Donde un meteoro golpeó
Fossil Fósil Remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock. Restos o impresión de un organismo prehistórico conservado en forma petrificada o como molde o fundido en roca.
Inherited traits Rasgos heredados Features passed from one generation to the next. Las características pasan de una generación a la siguiente.
Evolution Evolución The proces by which species gradually cahnge over time. El proceso por el cual las especies cambian gradualmente con el tiempo
4.5 - 4.6 billion years ago Earth was formed La tierra se formó
Holocene The Epoch we live in La época en la que vivimos
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