Evolution and Natural Selection
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Biology
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9th Grade
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What is Natural Selection?
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Natural Selection is the process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
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What is an Analogous Structure?
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Analogous structures are body parts in different species that have similar functions but do not share a common ancestry.
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What is a Vestigial Structure?
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Vestigial structures are body parts that have lost their original function through evolution, such as the pelvis in whales.
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What is Embryology?
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Embryology is the study of embryos of various organisms, showing similarities in development that suggest a common ancestor.
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What is Evolution?
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Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
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What is a Homologous Structure?
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Homologous structures are body parts in different species that share a common ancestry, even if their functions differ.
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What is Extinction?
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Extinction is the end of an organism or a group of organisms, often due to environmental changes or loss of habitat.
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