Evolution

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________ structures are reduced in size or function due to lack of use.

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vestigial

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What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive in its environment?

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adaptation

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What is the process of which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

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artificial selection

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What do mutations bring about?

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genetic variation needed for a population to evolve

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Finches on the Galapagos Islands had different beaks in order to help them do what?

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Collect food sources

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

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Charles Darwin

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A remains or traces left over of an organism from the past is called a _______. Options: Ancestor, Skeleton, Fossil, Imprints

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Fossil

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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 structure have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry

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homologous structures

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The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment

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fitness