Evolution Vocab 1 Minitest

Evolutionary history of a species or group of species:

• Vestigial structure

• Phylogeny

• Evolution

• Species

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A structure that is present in an organism but no longer serves its original purpose:

• Phylogeny

• Cladogram

• Species

• Vestigial structure

Structures that do not have a common evolutionary origin but are similar in function:

• Homologous structure

• Analogous structure

• Cladogram

• Vestigial structure

The gradual change in a species over time:

• Biogeography

• Phylogeny

• Cladogram

• Evolution

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Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry:

• Homologous structure

• Analogous structure

• Evolution

• Phylogeny

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Study of past and present distribution of organisms:

• Embryology

• Phylogeny

• Evolution

• Biogeography

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The study of embryos and their development:

• Cladogram

• Phylogeny

• Embryology

• Biogeography

Diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms:

• Cladogram

• Species

• Biogeography

• Molecular homology

Similar DNA (amino acid sequences) among different species from a common ancestor:

• Phylogeny

• Molecular homology

• Embryology

• Biogeography

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A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring:

• Cladogram

• Organism

• Species

• Embryology

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