5.1 Evolution & Adaptation

The variety of organisms that inhabit our planet

• adaptation

• diversity

• variation

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In order to prevent a viral disease scientists have developed:

• gene therapy

• antibiotics

• vaccines

When DNA replicates and makes slight mistakes in translation this is termed:

• mutation

• configuration

• transmutation

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We use bacteria and viruses in research to:

• make quick copies of DNA

• make diseases and pandemics

• disprove evolution

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Survival of the fittest means:

• the biggest will survive

• the strongest will survive

• the best fit for the environment

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Plants, animals and other organisms have special features that allows them to survive and reproduce in it's environment...this is called

• variation

• adaptation

• diversity

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When an entire population of a species dies off:

• evolution

• extinction

• variation

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Carbon dating (radioactive dating) of fossils will reveal:

• bone structure

• environment

• age of organism

• eating habits

The process that drives evolution

• natural selection

• fossils

• embryology

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A physical characteristic, that demonstrates certain species are related.

Example: Bird wings, dolphin fins, dog leg

• vestigial structures

• homologous structures

• independent assortment

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