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| population can change over generations if individuals that possess certain heritable traits leave more offspring than others. |
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| accumulations of inherited characteristics that enhance organisms' ability to survive and reproduce in specific environments |
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| a change over time in the genetic composition of a population |
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| branch of biology concerning with naming and classifying organisms-> founded by Linnaeus |
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| speculating that each boundary between strata represents a catastrophe |
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| superimposed layer of rock |
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| idea that profound change can take place through the cumulative effect of slow but continuous processes |
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| the same geologic processes are operating today as in the past, and at the same rate |
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| DESCENT WITH MODIFICATION |
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| self explanitory. you are in AP Bio, figure it out |
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| modification of other species over many gnerations though slecting and breeding individuals that possess desirable traits |
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| certain characteristics in related species have an underlying similarity even though they may have very different functions. |
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| structures of marginal, if any, importance to the organism |
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