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Evolution
intro to evolution
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
08/25/2009

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Evolution
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Descent with Modification and Diversification
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Evolution depends on....
Definition
variation of speciation
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Speciation is the _____ of evolution
Definition
driving force
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Natural Selection
Definition
survival of certain traits within a species or population.
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monoculture
Definition
no variation....example- farmed bananas
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everything evolved from...
Definition
ocean creatures...there was no land habitat
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Humans are not ______ to other organisms as a function of evolution.
Definition
superior (try living under the water, in a hot spring, other organisms outdo us in biomass)
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Evolution is the ________ of biology
Definition
organizing principle
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______ is easy to see at the _______ level but more difficult to see at the ______ level
Definition
Adaptation ...phenotypic (thumb, eyesight)...molecular
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Inductive logic
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inference of a general law from specific instances
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deductive logic
Definition
inference of specific instanced of a general law
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what do both inductive and deductive logic have in common
Definition
they both are hypothesis based...testing is key
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