Evolution (comparative anatomy & adaptations)

a slight difference in the appearance of individual members of a species

• comparative anatomy

• variation

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

the process by which populations of organisms with variations that help them survive in their environments live longer, compete better, and reproduce more than those that do not have the variations

• selective breeding

• genetic engineering

• natural selection

the study of similarities and differences among structures of living species

• comparative anatomy

• selective breeding

• natural selection

• geneology

body parts of organisms that are similar in structure and position but different in function

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

• vestigial structures

body parts that perform similar function but differ in structure (look)

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

• vestigial structures

body parts that have lost their original function

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

• vestigial structures

a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring

• species

• fossils

• organisms

• mule

resemblance of one species to another species is

• camouflage

• mimicry

• adaptation

• trait

body parts of organisms that are similar in structure and position but different in function

• homologous structures

• comparative anatomy

• analogous structure

• vestigial structure

structures that have lost their original function through evolution

• homologous structure

• analogous structure

• comparative anatomy

• vestigial structure