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Evolution

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Evolution   change in populations characteristics over time due to forces of nature  
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Charles Darwin   came up with his theory of evolution based on the finches on the galapagos islands  
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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck   theory of use and disuse  
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Charles Lyell   earth was shaped millions of years, wrote Principles of Geology  
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James Hutton   earth is shaped by natural forces  
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Thomas Malthus   factors such as limited food prevent overpopulation  
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Theory of use-and-disuse   Lamarck stated that if a trait was used it would be passed on. If it was not used the trait would be lost over a few generations  
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Acquired characteristics   keeping a trait due to use and disuse  
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Theory of natural selection   species that are best adapted to their environment survive more often.  
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Survival of the Fittest   species that are best fit for the environment will be able to compete and survive  
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Struggle for existence   not having the adaptations needed for evolution,  
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Adaptation   the ability of a organism to change based on their environment  
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Gene pool   collection of genes in a population  
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Artificial selection   when people naturally select their breeding choices (picking blank color dog and a strong dog to reproduce)  
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Homologous structures   Similar arrangement of bones indicates relatedness (but function may differ)  
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Analogous structures   Different bone arrangement, but function is the same (not closely related)  
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Vestigial structures   are body parts that no longer have any function, but are believed to have been important in the past.  
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Anatomy   compares bone structure  
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Comparative anatomy   Similar or different arrangement of bones indicates if species are related  
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Comparative embryology   similar stages in fetal development indicates relatedness  
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Comparative genetics   similar DNA indicates relatedness  
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Comparative biochemistry   Similar amino acids sequence for a protein indicates relatedness  
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Fossil record   similarities in fossils indicates relatedness  
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Hominid   human and their ancestors  
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Primate   original branch on evolutionary tree  
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Evolutionary tree   a diagram that shows evolutionary relationships overtime  
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Common descent (ancestry)   two organisms have the same ancestor  
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Australopithecus Afarensis   lucy, can stand up on two legs  
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Australopithecus Boisei   herbivore, about 4.5 feet tall and walk on two legs  
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Homo Habilis   handy man, used rocks as weapons  
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Homo Ergaster   new enormous brian, cooling system  
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Homo heidelbergensis   ice age, southern England  
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Neanderthals   Cavemen, short limbs, extremities for heat  
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Homo sapien   thinking man, imaginacion  
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