Evolution

An organisms with the “best” traits (adaptations) will live longer and

reproduce more than others, causing changes in the population over time by acting on traits that are heritable

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

• Fitness

• Variation

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Genes that are beneficial to the species will....

• evolve a new species

• will not be passed down to its' offspring

• become more common over time

• cause the extinction of a species

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Individuals don't evolve! __________ do!

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Which one does not increase variation?

• Gene flow

• Migration

• Mitosis

• Crossing Over

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Which of the following is not a principle of natural selection?

• Competition for resources

• Older organisms are more wise

• Variation via mutations

• Adaptations

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The goal for all species is to

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When unrelated species evolve similar characteristics because they live in similar

environments

• Divergent Evolution

• Speciation

• Convergent Evolution

• Punctuated equilibrium

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Speciation is when a new species is created from a

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A number of different species arise from one common ancestor

- New environments caused differences to evolve in populations

• Convergent Evolution

• Divergent Evolution

• Coevolution

• Gradualism

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Occurs when two populations of organisms form a specialized relationship and thus change in response to each other

• Convergent Evolution

• Punctuated equilibrium

• Coevolution

• Speciation