Ecology Evolution
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biological evolution
changes in the genes of a population over time
natural selection
mechanism that drives evolution
survival of the fittest
best adapted organisms will survive and reproduce
evolution happens at the … level
population
acquired traits can’t be passed on
true
homologous structures
same origin, different function
analogous structurea
different origin, same function
biogeography
distribution of organisms and their ancestors
adaptation
a beneficial genetic trait
divergent evolution
the process by which two or more related species become more different over time
convergent evolution
the process where different species evolve similar traits due to environmental pressures
the person that discoverred that
hutton and lyell
***use and disuse and wrong
lamarck discovered
malthus discovered
artificial selection influenced the theory of natural selection
true
fitness
how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment
comparative embryology
vertebrate embryos develop the same way because…
they share a common ancestor
