Chapter 10 Flashcards
(8 cards)
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Evolution
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The process of biological change by which descendants come to differ from their ancestors
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Species
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A group of organisms so similar to one another that they can reproduce and have Ferraro offspring
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Fossils
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Are traces of organisms that existed in the past
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Catastrophism
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States that natural disasters such as floods and volcanoes have happened often in earths long history
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Gradualism
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Slow changes over time
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Uniformitarianism
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Expanded on the idea of gradualism
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Variation
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Difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in the same group
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Adaptation
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A feature that allows an organism to better survive in its environment
