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15-3
Evolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a species? | group of organisms that can reproduce naturally. |
| What is artificial selection | nature provided the variation and humans selected the variations. |
| What is meant by "struggle for existence" | members of each species compete to obtain food, living space, and other necessities of life. |
| How did Darwin use the term "fitness" | result of adaptations. |
| What is an adaptation to evolutionists? | any inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival. |
| What is meant by survival of the fittest | ability of an individual to survive and reproduce in its specific environment. |
| What is natural selection | changes in the inherited characteristics of a population. |
| How does descent with modification work | passing of traits from a parent to its offspring. |
| What is common descent as used in this chapter | all species living and extinct all share a common ancestor |
| What is a homologous structure | structures that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissues |
| What is a vestigial organ | organs in a body which are no more functional the way they were in their ancestral form of the trait. |