Evolution & Natural Selection Flashcard

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What are the evidences for Evolution?

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Fossil Records, Embryology, Similar body structure, All the above.

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What is the structure of if and then statements?

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Hypothesis.

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Is artificial selection also known as survival of the fittest?

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False.

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What is the combined alleles of all individuals in a population called?

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Gene pool.

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What is the definition of evolution?

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The process by which different kinds of living organisms develop and diversify from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

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What is natural selection?

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The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is a mutation?

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A change in the DNA sequence that can lead to changes in traits.

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What is the difference between artificial selection and natural selection?

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Artificial selection is the intentional breeding of organisms for desired traits, while natural selection is the process where organisms better adapted to their environment survive.

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What is a gene pool?

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The total collection of genes in a population at any one time.

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What is the significance of fossil records in evolution?

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Fossil records provide evidence of the existence of species that are now extinct and show the changes in species over time.