Chapters 14, 15, and 16 - Evolution

" Glow baby Glow !!! "

Evolution

          Darwin

          Lamarck

          Wallace

Evidence for Evolution:

         Fossil record

         Artificial selection

         Vestigial structures

         Similarities of cells

         Microbial evolution

         Embryology

         Genetics

         Biogeography

                    Continental drift

Microevolution

          Natural selection - Individuals with better abilities to survive, outcompete those that are less able, and produce a greater proportion of the next generation.

Gene pool

Fitness

          Survival of the fittest

*Stabilizing selection

*Directional selection

*Disruptive selection

Biological species

Species

Reproductive barrier

          Prezygotic barrier

          Postzygotic barrier

Macroevolution

          Speciation

          Adaptive radiation

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