Evolutionary History

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What is a related organism from a previous generation?

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an ancestor

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What is the process by which species adapt to environmental changes over a very long time?

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evolution

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What is a group of individuals born and living at about the same time?

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a generation

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Fill in the blanks: Species (blank) their body structures from their (blank) populations.

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inherit, ancestor

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What is an example of a shared body structure?

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the distal bones in a whale and the distal bones in a wolf

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What is the term for the change in inherited characteristics of biological populations over successive generations?

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evolution

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What is the significance of fossils in understanding evolutionary history?

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Fossils provide evidence of past life forms and their changes over time.

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What is natural selection?

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Natural selection is the process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is the difference between homologous and analogous structures?

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Homologous structures are similar due to shared ancestry, while analogous structures are similar due to convergent evolution.

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What is speciation?

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Speciation is the process by which new species arise from existing species.

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