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Evolution |
Genetic change in a species over time |
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Vestigial Structures |
Remnant of a structure that was functional in some ancestor but is no longer functional in the organism in question |
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Paleontology |
Study of fossils |
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Strata |
Ancient layers of sedimentary rocks result from slow deposition of silt, volcanic ash, and other materials |
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Catastrophism |
Belief proposed by George Cuvier |
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Inheritance of acquired characteristics |
Lamarckian belief that characteristics acquired during the lifetime can be passed on to offspring |
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Uniformitarianism |
Belief supported by James Hutton |
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Biogeography |
Study of the geographical distribution of organisms |
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Natural selection |
Mechanism of evolutionary change caused by environmental selection of organisms most fit to reproduce. |
Aka. Survival of the fittest Charles Darwin |
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Fitness |
Ability of an organism to reproduce and pass it's genes to the next fertile generation |
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Adaptation |
Species modification in structure, function, or behavior that makes a species more suitable to its environment |
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Artificial Selection |
Intentional breeding of certain traits, or combo of traits, over others to produce a desirable outcome |
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Fossils |
Any past evidence of an organism that has been preserved in the Earth's crust |
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Transitional Fossils |
Fossil that bears a resemblance to two groups that in the present day are classified separately |
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Homologous Structures |
A structure that is similar in different types of organisms because these organisms descended from a common ancestor |
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Analogous Structures |
Structures that has a similar function in separate lineages but differs in anatomy and ancestry |
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