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| Question | Answer |
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| Evolution | the process of change in inherited traits of populations over generations, driven by mechanisms like natural selection, genetic drift, and mutation |
| Natural selection | The process by which organisms suited to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully, passing those advantageous traits to their offspring |
| Charles Darwin | A famouse man that made the theoy about evolution |
| Adaptation | the process of adjusting to new conditions, the modification of an organism through natural selection, and the creation of a new work based on an existing one |
| Population | the total number of people living in a specific country, region, or the world |
| Homologous structere | anatomical features found in different species that share a common ancestor, even though they may have different functions |
| Convergent Evolution | reduced or non-functional remnants of organs or body parts that had an important role in an organism's ancestor |
| divergent evolution | the process where closely related species or populations accumulate differences, leading to the formation of new species from a common ancestor |
| convergent evolution | the process where unrelated organisms independently evolve similar traits because they adapt to similar environments or ecological niche |
| Analogous structere | body parts in different species that have similar functions but evolved independently, without a common ancestor |
| Emvroylogy | body parts in different species that have similar functions but evolved independently, without a common ancestor |
| Inherited | sections of DNA passed from parents to children, containing instructions for traits and function |
| Acquired traits | characteristics that an organism develops during its lifetime, rather than being born |
| Artificial selection | the process where humans intentionally choose plants and animals with desirable traits to reproduce and pass those traits to offspring |
| mutation | a change in the DNA sequence of a cell, which can occur spontaneously or be caused by environmental factors like chemicals or radiation |