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ch 15
section 1
1. During his travels, Darwin made numerous observations and collected evidence that led him to propose a revolutionary hypothesis about the way life changes over time.
2. Darwin observed that the characteristics of many animals and plants varies noticeably among the different islands of the Galapagos.
3. Evolution is the gradual change in an individual [...]

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-What was Charles Darwin’s contribution to science?
During his travels, Darwin made numerous observations and collected evidence that led him to propose a revolutionary hypothesis about the way life changes over time.
- What did Darwin observe among organisms of the Galapagos Islands?
Darwin observed that the characteristics of many animals and plants varies noticeably among the different [...]

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chapter 15 vocabulary
 
section 1
1. evolution – change over time
2. theory – well supported testable explanation of phenomena that have occurred in the natural world
3. fossil – preserved remains of ancient organisms
section 2
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section 3
1. natural variation – differences among individuals of a species, found in all species
2. artificial selection – the technique of picking the best, [...]

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section assessment
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1. One example of selective breeding is specifically selecting a pure breed poodle to mate with another pure breed poodle.
2. A breeder can increase the genetic variation in a population by inducing mutations, which are the ultimate source of genetic variability.
3. Breeders can increase mutation by using [...]

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Section 1
1. Griffith showed that an injected bacteria strain that is harmless cannot harm an organism. Also, bacteria cannot withstand extremely high temperatures. Although, when you mix a heat killed bacteria with a harmless bacteria, or a rough colony, then the bacterias will trigger eachother into a deadly, living bacteria.
Avery and other cientists discovered that [...]

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