Species - a specific type of organism, can interbreed and reproduce, Darwin - father of evolution, came up with the theory of Natural Selection, Catatrophism - idea that past natural disasters shaped landforms and caused species to become extinct, Gradualism - idea that landforms were shaped by very slow changes over a long period of time- not from natural disasters, Uniformitarianism - idea that same processes that shaped the landforms in the past also shape the landforms today, Intraspecific Competition - organisms compete with their own and other species for resources, Interspecific Competition - organisms compete with different species for limited resources, Evolution - change of characteristics in organisms over time, sometimes leading to a new species., Fossil - remains or evidence of a once living organism., HMS Beagle - the ship that Darwin sailed on for a 5 year journey around South America, Africa, and Australia.. , Galapagos Islands - group of 16 islands off of the coast of Ecuador where Darwin conducted his studies. , Artificial Selection - humans select and breed species to produce desired traits., Diversity - a large number of different species.,

Evolution Vocabulary Review- Part 1

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