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10 Cards in this Set
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Evolution
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Change in a kind of organism over time; process by wich modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms
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Theory
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Well tested explaination that unifies a broad range of observations
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Fossil
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Perserved remains or evidence of an ancient organism
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Artificial Selection
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Selection by humans for breeding of useful traits from the natural variation among different organisms
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Fitness
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ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its enviroment
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Adaption
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Inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival
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Descent w/ Modification
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Principle that each living species has descended with changes from other species over time
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Common Descent
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Principle that all living things have a common ancester
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Homologous Structure
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Structures thta have different mature forms in different organisms but develo from the same embryonic tissues
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Vestigal Organ
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Organ that serves no useful function in an organism
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