Repaso Chapter 10.3 Flashcards

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is the ability of a trait to be passed down from one
generation to the next.

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Heritability

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In this process, humans make use of the genetic variation in plants and animals by acting as the selective agent.

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Artificial selection

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is a mechanism by which individuals that have inherited beneficial adaptations produce more offspring on average than do other individuals.

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Natural selection

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is all the individuals of a species that live in an area

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Population

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The heritable differences, or variations, that exist in every population are the basis for natural selection.

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Variation

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While having many offspring raises the chance that some will survive, it also results in competition between offspring for resources.

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Overproduction

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Sometimes a certain variation allows an individual to survive better than other individuals it competes against in its environment.

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Adaptation

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Over time, natural selection will result in
species with adaptations that are well suited for survival and reproduction in an environment.

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Descent with modification

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is a measure of the ability to survive and produce more offspring relative to other members of the population in a given environment.

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Fitness

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proposed that adaptations arose over many generations

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Darwin

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