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Evolution and Life
KS4 Core Science
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Biology
Not Applicable
06/18/2008

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Species
Definition

Organisms which are very similar and can breed (repoduce) to produce offsprings

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Extinct

Definition
When ALL the members of a species are dead
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Endangered

Definition

Organisms like the Giant Panda are described as being

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DNA

Definition

The instructions for life

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Common Ancestor

Definition
Species X and Y are descendants of species B. Specieas B is referred to as the
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Fossils

Definition

Preserved remains of plants and animals that lived in the past

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Fossils and DNA

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Scientists study these to see if organisms are related or not
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 Variation

Definition
Another word for differences
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Theory of Evolution

Definition
Charles Darwin proposed this
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Natural Selection
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Only the best adapted survive. Survival of the fittest

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Stimulus (light, heat, chemicals etc)
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Any factor that can cause a change in an organism
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Sensors or Receptors
Definition
Cells or organs that detect the stimulus
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Effector
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Cells or organs that respond to the stimulus; they make us do things
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Retina inside the eye

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Sensory cells that detect light

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Skin

Definition
Detects heat and pressure
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