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Adaptaion: any inherited characteristic that increases an organisisms chance of survival
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Artificial selection: Also known as Selective breeding
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Charles Darwin: Contributed more to the understanding of evolution than anyon else
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Climate differences on the Galapagos Islands: Some are hot and wet, some have more rainfall, have various types and amounts of vegitaiton
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Descent with Modification: The principle that living species descend with changes from other species over time
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Evolution: the process by which modern organisims have descended from ancient organisms
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Fitness: the ability of an individual to survivie and reproduce in its speific environment
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Fossil record, geographical distribution of species, homolgus structures, embryology: Evidence for Evolution
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Fossils: Preservered remains of ancient organisims
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Genetic Variation: Differences among individuals of a species
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How darwin explained the different shell shapes of tortoises: Their shells were different because they came from different islands
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Hutton: Scientist that said layers of rock formed by forces under the earths surface
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Lamarck: One of the first scientist to recognize that living things have changed over time
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Lyell: Scientist that explained how geological features could be built up or torn down over long periods of time
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Struggle for existence: members of each species compete regularly for food, living space etc is called
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Survivial of the fittest: natural selection
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The Galapagos Islands: The port of call of the ship the Beagle that most influenced Darwin
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The naturalist that gave darwin incentive to publish his own writings: Alfred Wallace
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The principle that all species ere derived from common ancestors: Common Descent
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Theory: A well supported explanation of phenomena that have occurred in the natural world
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These can be both physical characteristics or complex behaviors: adapations
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This scientist said that aquired traits could be inherited (he was wrong): Lamarck
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Those that are best suited to their environment and most likely to survive long enough to reproduce: Survival of the fittest
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Title of Darwins book: "On the origin of species"
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What Darwin was lookin for: A scientific explanation of the diversity of life on Earth
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What did Thomas Malthus say would limit the growth of populations: Famine, war and disease
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When humans select natrual variations that they find useful: Artificial Selection
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Which scientist proposed that organisms tend toward complexity and perfection: Lamarck
