Evolution
Change in gene frequency of a population over time in response to the enviroment
genotype
genetic makeup
phenotype
physical expression of genotype
Natural Selection
Populations have genetic variationEnviroment is selective force on individuals
Mitosis
Makes new cells
Meiosis
2 cells makes new individual
adaptation
ability of individual to be successful relative to environmentmeasured by reproductive outputrelative to environment
Evolution is a fact
Facts can changeDataNot absolute certainty
Evolution is a theory
Structures of ideas that explain and interpret facts
Evolution is
heritable change (not individual and over generations)not directed at a goal of better organisms
Speciation
changing of certain species into other species over time