Natural Selection
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Biology
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7th Grade
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What are vestigial structures?
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Vestigial structures are body parts that have lost their original function through evolution. They are believed to be related to an ancestor that once used the body part.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is natural selection?
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Natural selection is the process in which populations change over time, where individuals with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Why is there not a complete fossil record of all life?
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There is not a complete fossil record because fossil formation requires specific conditions, fossils must be exposed to be found, and they can be destroyed by erosion or other geological processes.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What condition allows a rabbit population to evolve by natural selection?
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Some rabbits are resistant to a disease, and they pass this resistance to their offspring, allowing the population to evolve.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is meant by 'survival of the fittest'?
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'Survival of the fittest' refers to the process of natural selection, where individuals better suited to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What are homologous structures?
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Homologous structures are body parts in different species that share a common ancestry, even if they have different functions.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What are analogous structures?
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Analogous structures are body parts in different species that serve similar functions but do not share a common ancestry.
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