Evolution & Ecology

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This is my Evolution and Ecology flashcards for IB Biology.

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Evolution

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Evolution

the process of cumulative change in heritable characteristics of a population

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Artificial Selection

Defined: allowing breeding between organisms that will result in desirable traits

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Homologous structures

anatomical structures similar in form and function but found in seemingly dissimilar species

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Vestigial Structures

Inherited structures which has lost most or all of its original function

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Natural Selection

leads to change in population overtime and selects for traits that lead to reproduction

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