Pre-AP Biology Evolution

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When organisms are better adapted to their environment they will survive and reproduce more successfully than organisms less adapted. This process is called what?

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Natural Selection

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Which scientist visited the Galapagos Islands and came up with the theory of natural selection?

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Charles Darwin

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Gigantopithecus were very large primates that lived 500,000 years ago. Since none of these mammals are still today, they are said to be....

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Extinct

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What do we call similar bone structures in front limbs of animals that indicate a link to a common ancestor?

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Homologous Structures

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What most likely caused the finches on the Galapagos Islands to have beaks that were different from the finches on the mainland?

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There were different types of food available on the island.

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Slight differences within members of the same species are called...

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Variations

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What is the study of organisms at the early stages of development?

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Comparative Embryology

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In natural selection, the selective agent is the

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environment

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Why are mutations important?

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genetic variation needed for a population to evolve

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What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

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artificial selection