Evolution

Study the principles of evolution and natural selection.

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Natural Selection

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce.

Evolution

A change in the heritable traits of a population over time.

Charles Darwin

The individual who proposed the theory of natural selection.

Artificial Selection

The process in which humans breed organisms for specific traits.

Genetic Drift

The random changes in a population's gene pool that can affect evolution.

Survival of the Fittest

The concept that organisms better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pas...

Adaptation

A heritable characteristic that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce.

Mutation

The process in which a DNA gene is damaged or changed, creating potentially beneficial variations...

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Natural Selection

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce.

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce.

Natural Selection

Evolution

A change in the heritable traits of a population over time.

A change in the heritable traits of a population over time.

Evolution

Charles Darwin

The individual who proposed the theory of natural selection.

The individual who proposed the theory of natural selection.

Charles Darwin

Artificial Selection

The process in which humans breed organisms for specific traits.

The process in which humans breed organisms for specific traits.

Artificial Selection

Genetic Drift

The random changes in a population's gene pool that can affect evolution.

The random changes in a population's gene pool that can affect evolution.

Genetic Drift

Survival of the Fittest

The concept that organisms better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on their traits.

The concept that organisms better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on their traits.

Survival of the Fittest

Adaptation

A heritable characteristic that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce.

A heritable characteristic that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce.

Adaptation

Mutation

The process in which a DNA gene is damaged or changed, creating potentially beneficial variations in an organism's genetic code.

The process in which a DNA gene is damaged or changed, creating potentially beneficial variations in an organism's genetic code.

Mutation

Founder Effect

A reduction in genetic diversity that results from a small number of ancestors.

A reduction in genetic diversity that results from a small number of ancestors.

Founder Effect

Bottleneck Effect

An extreme example of genetic drift that happens when the size of a population is severely reduced.

An extreme example of genetic drift that happens when the size of a population is severely reduced.

Bottleneck Effect

Gene Flow

The exchange of genes between two populations.

The exchange of genes between two populations.

Gene Flow

Speciation

The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.

The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.

Speciation

Fossil Record

The total number of fossils and their placement in rock formations and sedimentary layers; used as evidence for evolution.

The total number of fossils and their placement in rock formations and sedimentary layers; used as evidence for evolution.

Fossil Record

Sexual Selection

A type of natural selection where individuals with certain inherited traits are more likely than other individuals to obtain mates.

A type of natural selection where individuals with certain inherited traits are more likely than other individuals to obtain mates.

Sexual Selection

Common Ancestry

The concept that all living organisms share a common ancestor.

The concept that all living organisms share a common ancestor.

Common Ancestry

Galapagos Islands

The location where Charles Darwin made observations that contributed to his theory of natural selection.

The location where Charles Darwin made observations that contributed to his theory of natural selection.

Galapagos Islands

Fitness

The reproductive success of an organism relative to the population.

The reproductive success of an organism relative to the population.

Fitness

Antibiotic Resistance

A phenomenon in which bacteria evolve in response to the use of medicines, demonstrating natural selection.

A phenomenon in which bacteria evolve in response to the use of medicines, demonstrating natural selection.

Antibiotic Resistance

Vestigial Structures

Structures that have no apparent function and appear to be residual parts from a past ancestor.

Structures that have no apparent function and appear to be residual parts from a past ancestor.

Vestigial Structures

Homologous Structures

Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry.

Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry.

Homologous Structures

Modern Biology

The field of biology today, which is heavily influenced by the principles of evolution.

The field of biology today, which is heavily influenced by the principles of evolution.

Modern Biology

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