Evolution/Natural Selection/ Common Ancestry

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Who proposed the theory of natural selection?

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Charles Darwin

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What is an inherited trait that helps an organism survive called?

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Adaptation

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What are ostrich wings an example of?

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Vestigial structures

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What can be used to classify organisms based on DNA and RNA sequences?

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Dendrogram

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What does a dendrogram represent?

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Evolutionary relationships among organisms that descended from a common ancestor.

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Which statement is true regarding lesser pandas and giant pandas based on genetic similarity?

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Lesser pandas are more genetically similar to raccoons than they are to giant pandas.

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What is the term for when one species resembles another for protection?

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Mimicry

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What is the term for a structure that has lost its original function through evolution?

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Vestigial structure

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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 a change in a species over time?

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Evolution