Evolution

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This scientist came up with the idea of natural selection. Options: Jean Baptiste Lamarck, Gregor Mendel, Charles Darwin, Thomas Malthus

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Charles Darwin

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Inherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n) __________.

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Adaptation

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Survival of the fittest or when favorable adaptations reproduce faster is called what?

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Natural selection

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Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry

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homologous structures

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Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure? Options: the wings of a red-tailed hawk, the hind limbs of a house cat, the fins of sharks, the tailbone of a human

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the tailbone of a human

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The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
Options: Fossil A and C are the same age
, Fossil B is older than fossil C, Fossils A is older than fossil B, Fossil D is older than fossil C

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Fossil D is older than fossil C

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What do we call a change in a species over time?

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Evolution

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Ostrich wings are examples of

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vestigial structures

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Why do embryologist study embryos?

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to see if they are related

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Embryology

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the earliest growth stage of development