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Chap 7 - Evolution

Chap 7 - Evolution Vocab and Concepts

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Adaptation a characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment
a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring species
Evolution the process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise
the remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved in rock fossils
fossil record a historical sequence (timeline) of life indicated by fossils found in layers of the Earth's crust
Who developed the theory of evolution? Charles Darwin
How did Charles Darwin gather his plant and animal specimen? He traveled around the world.
Genetically determined characteristic trait
selective breeding the human practice of breeding animals or plants to have certain desired characteristics
the process by which individuals that are better adapted to the environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals natural selection
generation time the period of time between the birth of one generation and the birth of the next generation
the formation of new species as a result of evolution speciation
the three steps of speciation are: separation, adaptation, division
Overproduction the part of natural selection in which an organism produces more offspring than will make it to reproductive age
The concept that all offspring are not identical Inherited variation
Two organisms with similar traits probably share a common ___________ Ancestor
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