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AP Biology - Populations

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1. Charles Darwin
The first evolutionary biologist and progenitor of the concepts of evolution and natural selection.
2. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Biologist who proposed a theory of inheritability that was later debunked by modern genetics.
3. Biome
Large geographic area with similar plants, animals, environment, and climate.
4. Divergence
Evolutionary theory examining the splitting of one species into two.
5. Ecology
Field of study exploring the relationship between living organisms and the environment.
6. Reproduction
Creation of a copy or offspring of the parent organism or cell.
7. Pangaea
Supercontinent that broke apart; the pieces drifted and formed the continents we know today.
8. Fossils
Preserved bones, spores, footprints, and other evidence of the presence of organisms.
9. Leaching
Washing away of nutrients from the soil by heavy rains or manmade practices.
10. Biological clock
Mechanism by which plants and animals unconsciously control certain rhythmic cycles.
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Charles Darwin The first evolutionary biologist and progenitor of the concepts of evolution and natural selection. Nothing came easily to this legendary naturalist. Admitting he was not made for medicine, he focused instead on zoology. A five year voyage on the H.M.S. Beagle and several years of research later, he published perhaps the most controversial work in history, The Origin of Species. Unfortunately, his peers were not as tame as the creatures of the Galapagos.
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