variation, adaptation, evolution

Cards (8)

  • Darwins theory- natural selection, survival of the fittest, evolution by natural selection
  • lamarcks theory- mutation/adaptation are a result of environment affecting characteristics inherited by offspring
  • species- a group of organisms that can breed to produce fertile offspring
  • antibiotic resistant bacteria- bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics
  • selective breeding-select 2 parents with desired characteristic to increase that characteristic and breed from their offspring and repeat after each generation
  • classification
    • domain
    • kingdom
    • phylum
    • class
    • order
    • family
    • genus
    • species
  • natural selection
    species with better characteristics survive and this can bring out changes
  • variation
    variation within species, some characteristics are good and some not as good.The ones with good characteristics are more likely to survive and reproduce