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Biology

Evolution

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What is evolution? Change of an organism over time; process by which an organism desends from its ancient organism
Who made the Theory of Evolution? Charles Darwin
What is fossil? Preserve remains of ancient organisms
Fossils show what? Evidence about the history of life on Earth and how different groups of organisms changed over time
Who was a scientist who said that a trait, an organism brought in or brought out, could later be passed to its offspring, which, from his opinion, later change a species over time? Jean-Baptiste Lamark
Is Jean-Baptise Lamark's ideas about evolution is correct? No
What is natural selection? Process by which individuals are best suited to their enviroment, survive, and reproduce, most successfully.
What do they call of a natural selection? Survival of the fittest
What is adaptation? Inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival
What are the evidences of evolution? Fossil record, the geographical distribution of living species, homologous structures of living organisms, and similarites in early development, or embryology
What are the evidences for Darwin's Theory of Evolution? Fossil record, The Geographical Distribution of Living Species, Homologous Structures of Living Organisms, and Similarities in Early Development or Embryology
What is half-life? The length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay
What is vestigial organ? Organs that serves no useful function in an organism; traces of homologous structures
What proportion of all species that have been alive has become extinct? Almost 99%
What is coevolution? 2 species evolve response to each other
What is convergent evolution? Similar enviroments around the world produce similar structures in unrelated species
What is geographical isolation? Members of a species are spearated by geographical barriers
What book did Charles Darwin wrote to publish the results of his work? "On the Origin of Species"
Lamar was among the 1st scientists to propose.... a scientific explanation for evolution
How can paleontologists find out about the fossils age? -Relative dating-Radioactive dating
How much of the species become extinct on Earth? More than 99%
Species on Earth become united by .... Their common ancestors
What does fossil records show us? There was life om Earth a million of years ago
What is evolution? Change of an organism over time
What is relative dating? Comparing fossils to other fossils by its placements in rocks
What is fitness? Ability for an organism to do alot of stuff, such as reproduction, while being suited to the enviroment
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