Evolution Vocabulary

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Who is this?

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Charles Darwin

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What did he do? Options: studied pea plants and learned about Heredity, studied animals and came up with Theory of Evolution

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studied animals and came up with Theory of Evolution

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Where did Charles Darwin study animals to research his Theory of Evolution?

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Galapagos Islands, near South America

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What happens when an organism inherits a mutation?

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they inherit different DNA than parents have

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What does it mean that some genetic changes are "random?"

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it happens without a pattern

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The term 'Mating' refers to:

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organisms reproduce.

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descendent is __

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new generation (offspring)

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ancestors are ____

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older generations (parents, grandparents, etc.)

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What is the meaning of the term 'Theory'?

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An idea with evidence related to the natural world.

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What is Natural Selection?

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how living organisms adapt and change so they can be stronger and survive