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| Describe population thinking? |
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| variable traits are important |
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| Describe the two points in the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection |
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1. Species change through time
2. species are related by a common ancestry |
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Describe Geological Time Scale
what is it based on?
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Periods that represent major earth events
Sedimentary rock |
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| Describe the Law of Succession |
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| extinct species were succeeded by similar species |
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| Describe Transitional Features |
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| Intermediate feature between old and new species |
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| family tree of populations or species |
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| Describe a Vestigial Trait |
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A reduced structure that has reduced or no function anymore
similar to other species |
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Describe Homology
what are the three kinds? |
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Study of likeness between traits
1. Genetic Homology
2. Developmental Homology
3. Structural Homology |
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| Change in allele frequency over time |
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| What causes evolution by Natural Selection? |
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| When heritable variations in traits leads to different levels of fitness |
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| What is a fitness trade-off? |
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| compromise between two traits |
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