Chapter 10 Terms
Chapter 10 – Mechanisms of Species Evolution
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Biological classification
Limiting factors
Mechanisms of Species Evolution
Charles Darwin
Chief naturalist
H.M.S. Beagle
Principles of Geology
Principle of Uniformitarianism
Law of Superposition
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Andes Mountains
Speciation
Natural Selection
Origin of Species
Evolution
Organic evolution
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On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Or the Preservation of Favoured Races
in the Struggle for Life
The Origin of Species
Alfred Wallace
Malaysia
Indonesia
Scientific credit
152
Darwin/Wallace theory
Christian Bible
Grand Canyon
Always to be a theory
We cannot go back in time
Interpret the fossil record
Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
Scopes trial
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Natural selection demonstrated
Peppered moth
Catholicism
Focus on islands
Colonization
Natural transportation system
Flying
Sea bird
Bat
Insect
Bird and bat transport
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Bird dropping
Feather
Fruit bat
Seed
Floating
Rafting
Snail
Millipede
Spider
Reptile
Coconut
Buoyant
Organic matter
Wind transport
Parachute-like structures
Balloon
Wind-buoyant silk
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Flame trees
Bougainvillea plant
Banana
Papaya
Tapioca
Pig
Cow
Dog
Cat
Brown treesnake
Pest
Plane
Jet
Helicopter
Boat
Plant flora
Crop
Ornamental plant
Weed
Nonnative plant species
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Indigenous species
Endemic species
Nearshore fish
Inshore fish
Brown rat
Marine toad
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Indo-Malayan-Pacific area
New Guinea
Pantropica
Geographic isolation
Overproduction of offspring
Tangantangan tree
Leucaena leucocephala
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Differences amongst offspring
Variation
Competition for Resources
Competition
Limited Resource
Food
Space
Light
Water
Reproductive mates
Competitive Exclusion Principle
Exclude
Share
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Kangaroo
Rabbit
Rabbit-killing virus
Kangaroo population
Owl
Mice
Hawk
Great cormorant
Shag cormorant
Ornithologist
Indirect competition
Direct competition
Territories
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Survival of the Fittest
Better fit
Adaptation
Inheritance
Characteristic
Trait
Galapagos Islands
Marine iguana
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Green iguana
Iguana iguana
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Galapagos finches
Finches
Law of Natural Selection
Theory of Evolution
Factors that control natural selection
Mutation
Collared kingfisher
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Rufous fantail
Palau fantail
Unfilled niches
Endemic
Chlorophyll
Genes
Flame tree
Delonix regia
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Dessication
Inheritance
Abbot Gregor Mendel
Botanical scientist
Mathematician
Factors of Inheritance
Gamete
Gene
Genetics
Heredity
Pea plant
Observation
Laws of Inheritance
Some inherited traits are dominant
Some inherited traits are recessive
Many traits are inherited in pairs
Hybrids do not breed true
Dominant trait
Recessive trait
Hybrid
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Cross-breeding
Chromosome
Nucleus
Cell
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Base pair
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Double helix
James Watson
Francis Crick
Genetic Code
Double-helix molecule
Codons
Factors of Inheritance
Protein formation
Organelle
Protein
Ribosome
Enzyme
Hormone
Pheromone
Chemical attractants
DNA is like a Blueprint
DNA and Mutations
Mutation
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Lethal
Reproductive Isolation
Guam rail
Gallirallus owstoni
Micronesian megapode
Megapodius laperouse
Elephant bird
Moas
Dinoris giganteus
derivation
New Zealand
Giant tortoise
Geochelone elephantopus
Aldabra islands
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Komodo dragon
Varanus komodoensis
Monitor lizard
Varanus indicus
Coco-de-mer
Lodoicea maldivica
Seychelles Islands
Flightlessness
Sea-going cormorant
Phalacrocorax sp.
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Predator
Cat
Dog
Rat
Hog
Brown treesnake
Boiga irregularis
Dodo
Raphus cucullatus
Mauritius Island
Réunion Island
Rodriguez Island
Indian Ocean
Mariner
Maori tribe
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