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Page 1: Chapter 7 Evolution of Living Things. A characteristic that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment Adaptation

Chapter 7Chapter 7

Evolution of Evolution of Living ThingsLiving Things

Page 2: Chapter 7 Evolution of Living Things. A characteristic that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment Adaptation

A characteristic that improves an

individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a

particular environmentAdaptation

Page 3: Chapter 7 Evolution of Living Things. A characteristic that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment Adaptation

A group of organisms that are closely related and

can mate to produce fertile

offspring

Species

Page 4: Chapter 7 Evolution of Living Things. A characteristic that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment Adaptation

The process in which inherited

characteristics within a population change

over generations such that new species sometimes arise

Evolution

Page 5: Chapter 7 Evolution of Living Things. A characteristic that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment Adaptation

The remains or physical evidence

of an organism preserved by

geological processes

Fossil

Page 6: Chapter 7 Evolution of Living Things. A characteristic that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment Adaptation

A historical sequence of life

indicated by fossils found in

layers of the Earth’s crust

Fossil Record

Page 7: Chapter 7 Evolution of Living Things. A characteristic that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment Adaptation

A genetically determined

characteristic

Trait

Page 8: Chapter 7 Evolution of Living Things. A characteristic that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment Adaptation

The human practice of

breeding animals or plants that have

certain desired characteristics

Selective Breeding

Page 9: Chapter 7 Evolution of Living Things. A characteristic that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment Adaptation

The process by which individuals that are

better adapted to their environment survive and

reproduce more successfully than less

well adapted individuals do; a theory to explain

the mechanism of evolutionNatural Selection

Page 10: Chapter 7 Evolution of Living Things. A characteristic that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment Adaptation

The period between the birth of one generation and the birth of

the next generation

Generation Time

Page 11: Chapter 7 Evolution of Living Things. A characteristic that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment Adaptation

The formation of new species as a

result of evolution

Speciation