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Evolution
Evolution
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Biology
10th Grade
01/16/2007

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Term
Evolution
Definition
change over time, is the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.
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Isolation Mechanisms
Definition
Reproductive Isolation
Behavioral Isolation
Geographic Isolation
Temporal Isolation
Term
Reproductive Isolation
Definition
when the members of two populations cannot interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
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Behavioral Isolation
Definition
occurs when two populations are capable of interbreeding but have differences in courtship rituals.
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Geographic Isolation
Definition
two populations are separated by geographic barriers such as rivers, mountains, or bodies of water.
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temporal isolation
Definition
in which two or more species reproduce at different times
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Darwin
Definition
Developed basic concepts and the theory of evolution. However he did not publish them until Alfred Wallace came up with similar theorys.Then in 1859 Darwin published.
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Darwins Ideas
Definition
Struggle for Existence
Survival of the Fittest
Descent w/ modification
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Evidence of Evolution
Definition
Homologous Structures
Vestigial Structures/Organs
Comparative Embryology
Fossils
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