Evolution and Natural Selection

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What does Darwin's Theory of Evolution suggest?

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Species change over time.

Front

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

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Adaptation.

Front

What is the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment?

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Fitness.

Front

What kind of structure has the same function but different structure/form?

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Analogous structure.

Front

What type of structures are similar in form but different in function, indicating common ancestry?

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Homologous structures.

Front

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.

Front

What term describes the remnants of structures that had a function in an early ancestor?

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Vestigial structures.

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity.

Front

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

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Evolution.

Front

What is the term for a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring?

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Species.