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Natural descent is basically another term for generations (as in a family-line). Legal descent is a term that deals with inheritance rules that were established to describe what happens if someone passes away and leaves no legal will.
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Is incline the antonym of descent?
Ascent is an antonym of descent.
What is the definition of the word matrillineal?
tracing descent through the mother.
Is this statement true or false evolution involves descent with modification?
True.
What happens when a lineage splits into two or more lines of descent.?
speciation
A hot air balloon descended 99.6 meters in 12 seconds what was the balloons average rate of descent in meters per second?
"Rate of descent" is a speed; so the idea is to divide the distance by the time.
What is CPDA?
natural descent
Is descent with modification caused by natural selection?
No, it's the other way around: descent with modification is what you need for natural selection to happen.
What is natural descent?
Natural descent is a child that is born naturally through the will of male and female reproduction. Unnatural descent may be those born through a surrogate, or through in-vitro fertilization.
What does steps in natural descent mean?
generations
How did Darwin explain the patterns of distribution of plants and animals?
He explained them in terms of descent with modification, common descent and natural selection.
What are two ideas about evolution that were proposed by scientists in the 18th century?
One was Darwin's theory was the process of evolution by natural selection and the second one was Lyell's theory was that animals can adapt and change their traits to fit the environment.
What two ideas did Darwin use to explain evolution?
natural selection and common descent
What inspired Charles Darwin to write?
A fascination with the natural world, animals and plants and geology and his major discovery, his hypothesis of Natural Selection and Evolution of Descent with Modification!!
Condition #1 of Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection by Descent with Modification states?
Individuals within a population have differences.
What does the evidence for evolution suggest?
That evolutionary theory is accurate, at least in its fundamental theses: common descent and natural selection.
Is natural selection what best demonstrates the unity among all living organisms?
Common descent best demonstrates the unity of among all living organisms, not natural selection.
What is Darwinian?
Darwinian evolution is descent with modification and natural selection, or, in other terms, reproductive variation and differential reproductive success.
