8.6: Natural Selection & Common Ancestry Flashcards

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fossil

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the naturally preserved remains, imprint, or traces of organisms that lived long ago

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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paleontology

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the study of fossils

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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superposition

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the theory that undisturbed layers of rock have the oldest layers on the bottom and the youngest on the top

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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fossil record

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the history of all known fossils and their placements in the formation of rocks and positions in time

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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index fossil

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the remains of a species that existed over vast regions of Earth for a short period of time

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extinct

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when all the individuals of a particular species die off

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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mass extinction

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the dying off of many different species of organisms over a short period in geologic time

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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species

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a group of similar organisms that are able to reproduce

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structure

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any part of an organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

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comparative anatomy

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the study of similarities and differences in the structures of organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2