Eveloution & Plants Flashcards

(13 cards)

1
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creation

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God created heaven and earth

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2
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theory of Evolution

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idea that all species are related and gradually change over time

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3
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natural selection

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organisms who can better adapt to their environment will survive and reproduce

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4
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macroevolution

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change of kinds - not observable

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5
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microevolution

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adaptation organisms use to adjust to their environment - not change of kinds, observable

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6
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abiogenesis

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idea that life originated from non-life

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7
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homologous structure

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organs or skeletal elements in different animals that share a similar look

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8
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lucy

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a skeleton believed to be the missing link

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9
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Darwin’s finches

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a study trying to prove change of kinds with finch beak shapes

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10
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gymnosperms

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seed producing plants

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11
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angiosperm

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flowering plants

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12
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stomata

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allow for exchange of gasses between outside air and internal spaces in leaf, tiny openings found in the epidermis of leaves and stems,

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13
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guard cell

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specialized plant cells outside the stomata that help control gas exchange

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