Module 14 Evolution

A harmless species resembles a dangerous species

• batesian

• mullerian

• aggressive

When two or more species that are poisonous or dangerous or not very tasty resemble each other

• batesian

• mullerian

• aggressive

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When HUMANS select or choose a plant or animal for breeding based on a desired trait

• natural selection

• artificial selection

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Shows how different groups of organisms have changed over time.

• fossil record

• homologous structures

• embryology

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Body part you have that use to have a purpose but now has little or no function

• vestigial organ

• embryology

• homologous structures

When living organisms that are not closely related have very similar DNA bases it means they had a common ancestor

• biomechanical evidence

• embryology

• fossil record

• homologous structures

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Scientist that contributed the most to our understanding of evolution

• Darwin

• Lamarck

The more offspring an organism has the greater the odds that a few of them will survive, reproduce and pass on those traits

• overproduction

• variation

• selection

• adaptation

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Organisms from the same species can vary in…

• overproduction

• variation

• selection

• adaptation

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a trait that gives an organism an advantage in their particular environment

• overproduction

• adaptation

• selection

• variation

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