Evolutionary History Chapter 1 Review

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What is the sequence of heritable changes that occurred among species since the origin of life on Earth?

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Evolutionary history

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What do we call a group of organisms of the same kind that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group?

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Species

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What do descendants of a common ancestor population share?

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Body structures

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What evidence refutes the claim that the Mystery Fossil belongs with the crocodiles in the Reptile exhibit?

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The Mystery Fossil was pregnant, indicating it would have had a live birth.

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What is a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment?

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Adaptive trait

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What is the term for the process by which new species arise?

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Speciation

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What is the study of the fossil record used for?

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To understand the evolutionary history of organisms.

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What is the term for structures that are similar in different species due to shared ancestry?

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Homologous structures

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What is the difference between evolution and adaptation?

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Evolution is the change in species over time, while adaptation is a trait that improves survival in a specific environment.

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What is the significance of the fossil record in evolutionary biology?

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It provides evidence of past life forms and their changes over time.