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9 Cards in this Set
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Species |
Two organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring |
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Speciation |
An evolutionary process in which one species splits into two or more species. |
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Biodiversity |
The number and variety of living things found in a habitat or ecosystem |
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Isolation |
Separate populations occur that are separated by a geographical or climatic barrier |
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Natural Selection |
The process where an environmental factor acts on a population and results in some organisms having more offspring than others |
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Fossil |
A preserved remnant or impression of an organism that lived in the past. |
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Transitional Forms |
Fossils that show the change from one species to another |
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Comparative Anatomy |
Compare the structures of living species and fossils. Homologous structures show similarities |
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Embrylology |
Study of the development, structure and function of embryos |
