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| theory of evolution definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | this theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. this theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism | 8 sets | |
| 2 | a theory that the various types of animals and plants have their origin in other preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences are due to modification in successive generations. | 6 sets | |
| 3 | a theory that the various types of animals and plants have their origin in other preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences are due to modification in successive generation | 5 sets | |
| 4 | a theory that the various types of animals and plants have their origin in other preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences are due to modification in successive generations | 5 sets | |
| 5 | "descent with modification" | 1 set | |
| 6 | life forms have changed over time and have changed from simpler to more complex forms | 1 set | |
| 7 | the unique combo of genes inherited by individuals may result in a survival advantage for some, and individuals who produce more offspring have a greater influence in the gene pool of the next generation | 1 set | |
| 8 | "there is descent with modification and natural selection" | 1 set | |
| 9 | change in gene frequency over time | 1 set | |
| 10 | darwin, survival and babies from the fittest (natural selection), change across generations | 1 set | |
| 11 | all life on earth derived fro one common ancestor; | 1 set | |
| 12 | a theoretical concept that states within a population organisms have changed (evolved) physically from one generation to the next which produced new types of organisms from preexisting types of organisms over a long period of time (macro evolution - speciation) | 1 set | |
| 13 | all life on earth arose from a common ancestor; explains unity of life, diversity of life | 1 set | |
| 14 | explains changes in populations over time | 1 set | |
| 15 | the idea, proposed by charles darwin in 1859, that species of plants and animals arise by means of a process of natural selection | 1 set | |
| 16 | all species arose from a common ancestor | 1 set | |
| 17 | a composite of ideas involving the philosophy of evolutionm the theory of cosmological beginnings, and biological evolution | 1 set | |
| 18 | all species descended from earlier, ancestrial species | 1 set | |
| 19 | the idea, proposed by darwin in 1859, that species of plants and animals arise by means of a process of natural selection. | 1 set | |
| 20 | major scientific theory that got rejected. scopes trial | 1 set | |
| 21 | a composit of ideas involving the philosphy of evolution, the theory of cosmological beginnings, and biological evolution | 1 set | |
| 22 | states that species evolve with changes in genetic material and the environment, natural selection fuels it, serves as mechanism, evidence largely based on fossils and dna | 1 set | |
| 23 | theory that states all organisms derived from a single common ancestor and have changed over time | 1 set | |
| 24 | (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals, a theory that the various types of animals and plants have their origin in other preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences are due to modification in successive generations. | 1 set | |
| 25 | certain traits are passed to more fit individuals and over time there can be so much change that a new species emerges | 1 set | |
| 26 | widely accepted scientific idea that all life forms developed from earlier life forms. although this theory conflicts with the creation stories of many religions, it is the way biologists explain how life has changed over the past 3.6[[endash]]3.8 billion years and why it is so diverse today. | 1 set | |
| 27 | charles darwin series of plants and animals arise by means of a process of natural selection | 1 set | |
| 28 | darwin's hypothesis about how life changes over time is now called the? | 1 set | |
| 29 | name of darwin's theory | 1 set | |
| 30 | genetic change over time | 1 set | |
| 31 | widely accepted scientific idea that all life forms developed from earlier life forms. although this theory conflicts with the creation stories of many religions, it is the way biologists explain how life has changed over the past 3.6-3.8 billion years and why it is so diverse today | 1 set | |
| 32 | charles darwin, origin of species, 1859: key mechanisms of evolution are natural selection and descent with modification | 1 set | |
| 33 | widely accepted scientific idea that all life forms developed from earlier life forms. although this theory conflicts with the creation stories of many religions, it is the way biologists explain how life has changed over the past 3.6-3.8 billion years and why it is so diverse today. | 1 set | |
| 34 | the process of random changes that formed the universe. | 1 set | |
| 35 | describes the slow change in organisms that occurs over many generations | 1 set | |
| 36 | evolution through natural selection | 1 set | |
| 37 | developed by darwin; stated organisms w/ traits best suited for the environment will more likely survive and reproduce | 1 set | |
| 38 | the concept that the pysical universe began without god and has changed itself over a period of time, into what we observe today | 1 set | |
| 39 | explains how organisms change over time | 1 set | |
| 40 | the idea proposed by charles darwin in 1859, that species of plants and animals arise by means of a process of natural selection | 1 set | |