Evolution Practice Flashcard

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What is the term for the gradual change in species over time?

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Evolution

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Mutation

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A change in the DNA of an organism

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Who was the British naturalist who formulated the theory of Evolution by natural selection?

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Charles Darwin

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Term for any difference between organisms of the same species

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Variation

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What is a fossil?

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A preserved remain or trace of an organism that lived in the past

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What is a homologous structure?

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Similar structures inherited from a common ancestor

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Which of the following is an example of homologous structures?

• Bird's wing and insect's wing
• Dolphin fin and fish fin
• Bird's wing and dolphin fin
• Dog leg and cat tail

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Bird's wing and dolphin fin

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Analogous structure

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Similar traits/structures found in species not closely related

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extinct

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The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth

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What is the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce?

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Natural selection

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