Evolution and Natural Selection

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What is the term for the change over time in populations of organisms?

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Evolution

Front

Which type of moth will be more successful in a soot-covered environment?

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Dark moth

Front

What is an error in DNA copying that results in a new trait called?

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Mutation

Front

What do we call structures that have the same function but different forms?

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Analogous structure

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True or False: A theory has significant evidence to support it.

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True

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What is 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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What is the term for the preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms?

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Fossils

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What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

Front

What is the observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism called?

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Phenotype

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What is the term for a structure that has lost most or all of its original function through the course of evolution?

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Vestigial structure