Why Should Students Learn Evolution?, Brian Alters and Sandra Alters – Flashcards
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evolution is the basic context of all the ________ sciences
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biological
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take away evolution, and all that is left is disparate facts without the ________ that ties them all together
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thread
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evolution is the explanatory framework, the ________ theory
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unifying
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________ can be understood fully only in an evolutionary context
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biology
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in explaining how the organisms of today got to be the way they are, evolution helps make sense out of the _______ of life and explains _______ among species
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history. relationships
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evolutionary explanations answer the ______ questions of biology
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why
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evolution is a ______ theme among many sciences
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unifying
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evolution answers the question of the unity and similarity of life by its _________ and shared _______
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relatedness. history
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explains why ______ is adapted to function
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form
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helps researchers understand the ________, ________, and _________ of genetic disease
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frequency. nature. distribution
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the branch of biology that studies the classification of life
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systematics
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predominant method used in systematics. classifies organisms with respect to their phylogenetic relationships -those based on their evolutionary history
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cladistics
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example of a biological subdiscipline enriched by an evolutionary perspective
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developmental biology
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the study of human and animal _______ can be enhanced by an evolutionary perspective
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behavior
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the study of the history of the earth, especially as recorded in rocks
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geology
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the study of fossils
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paleontology
