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science vocab- evolution and biodiversity (13 Karten)

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adaptation
a characteristic that helps an organism survive in its enviorment; caused by a mutation that, by chance, matches up with the enviorment.
ex: the apposable thumb is an important adaptation in human evolution.
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biodiversity
the number and variety of living things.
ex: scientiscts observe more biodiversity in the rainforests than the jungle.
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evolution
a process by which species change over long periods of time often leading to a new species all together
ex: the ancestor of the modern day horse was a much smaller animal, but through the process of evolution, organisms with longer legs and larger bodies developed over thousands of years...
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fossil
solidified remains or imprints of a once living organism
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homologus structures
parts of an organism with similar underlying structures
ex: the arm of a human and the wing of a bird have the sam number and kinds of bones, even though they have different uses
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mutation
a change in the DNA of an organism leading to a change in a genetic trait
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natural selection
the process by which organisms with favorable adaptations survive and reproduce at a higher rate than organisms without the favorable adaptation
ex: zebras with longer legs can  run away from a lion faster and therefore live to reproduce.
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selective breeding
the intentional breeding of plants or animals for a certain desired trait
ex: farmers breed cows that produce a lot of milk and not low producers
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speciation
the process by which two groups of the same type of organism become so different they can no longer interbreed
ex: when the finche son the Galapagos Islands became isolated from each other, speciation occured and several new species of finches evolved
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species
a group of organisms that produce offspring that can reproduce sucessfuly (fertile offspring)
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survival of the fittest
organisms best suited to thier enviorment will survive and reproduce; others will die off.
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variation
slight differences among the individuals of a species
ex: although humans share many traits in common, there is some variation from one person to the next giving us different apperences and abilities
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vegistal structure
remnant of a once useful structure
ex: hind limb bones in now legless whales
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Autor: ecg97@verizon.net
Oberthema: Science
Thema: Evolution and Biodiversity
Veröffentlicht: 02.05.2010
 
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