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a polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh-like layer outside the plasma membrane of eubacteria
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Peptidoglycan
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A mechanism for change in populations; process by which nature selects the best representative to continue the species
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Natural Selection
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Successful change in a species over time
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Evolution
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When evolution changes slowly and gradually
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Gradualism
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When evolution changes in spurts
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Punctuated equilibrium
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Existence of ancient life
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Fossil
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Having the same structure, but a different function
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Homologous Structure
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Having the same function, but a different structure
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Analogous Structure
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A structure that is present but has no known function
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Vestigial Structure
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The ability of one organism to "look" like another
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Mimicry
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The Ability of an organism to "look" like its environment
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Camoflauge
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A cell that is large and contains a nucleus; some have cell walls, and if so, the walls are made of cellulose/chitin
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Eukaryote
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A cell that is small, has no nucleus and has a cell wqlal made of peptidoglycan
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Prokaryote
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