Evolution and Natural Selection

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Change over time

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Evolution

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Similar structures with different purposes found in different species are known as _____

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Homologous structures

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An error in DNA copying that results in a new trait

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Mutation

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Which structure is shown in the picture? (analogous structure, homologous structure, vestigial structure, DNA)

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Analogous structure

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This is any alteration in a structure or function that allows an organism to be better suited for its environment.

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Adaptation

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The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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Natural Selection

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Structures that have lost their original function through evolution are called _____

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Vestigial structures

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The preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived in the past are known as _____

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Fossils

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The process of selecting organisms with desired traits to breed is called _____

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Selective Breeding

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The genetic makeup of an organism is referred to as its _____

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Genotype