Evolution, Pt. 1

Gradual change in a species through adaptations over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.

• evolution
• artificial selection

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The remains of a plant or animal from a past geological age

• fossil
• gene pool

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Mechanism for change in populations; occurs when organisms with favorable variations survive, reproduce, and pass their variations to the next generation; also called survival of the fittest.

• natural selection

• artificial selection

• evolution

• genetic drift

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Heritable characteristic, such as a structure, behavior, or internal process, that increases an organism’s ability to survive to produce offspring.

• adaptation
• trait

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Group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature.

• species
• population

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Process of evolution of new species that occurs when members of similar populations no longer interbreed to produce fertile offspring within their natural environment.

• speciation

• predation

• evolution

• sexual selection

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The science that studies fossil organisms

• paleontology
• anthropology
• ecology
• genetics

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The science of the origins and social relationships of humans

• anthropology
• paleontology
• dendrology
• biology

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A group of organisms of the same species inhabiting an area

• population

• species

• community

• ecosystem

A branching diagram showing the relationships between species; a.k.a. phylogenetic trees

• cladogram
• pedigree

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