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Evolution |
The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth. |
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Fossil |
The remains or impression of a prehistoric organisms in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock. |
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Artificial selection |
The breeding of plants and animals to produce desirable traits. |
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Adaptation |
A change or process of change by which an organism or species become better suited to its environment |
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Fitness |
An organisms ability to survive and reproduce in a particular enviroment. |
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Natural selection |
The process whereby organisms better adapted to their enviroment tend to survive and produce more offspring. |
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Biogeography |
The branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of plants and animals. |
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Homologous structure |
A organ, system, or body part that shares a common ancestry in multiple organisms. |
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Analogous structure |
Structures of different species having similar or corresponding function but not from the same evolutionary structure |
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Vestigial structure |
A structure in an organism that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution |
