Evidence for Evolution

analogous structures

• structures which are alike in function but not in structure or evolutionary origin

• the study of chemical processes within living things

• the study of the distribution of species and ecosystems over time

• equivalent structures with a common evolutionary origin, but which may have different functions

biochemistry

• structures which are alike in function but not in structure or evolutionary origin

• the study of chemical processes within living things

• the study of the distribution of species and ecosystems over time

• equivalent structures with a common evolutionary origin, but which may have different functions

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biogeography

• structures which are alike in function but not in structure or evolutionary origin

• the study of chemical processes within living things

• the study of the distribution of species and ecosystems over time

• equivalent structures with a common evolutionary origin, but which may have different functions

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homologous structures

• structures which are alike in function but not in structure or evolutionary origin

• the study of chemical processes within living things

• the study of the distribution of species and ecosystems over time

• equivalent structures with a common evolutionary origin, but which may have different functions

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comparative anatomy

• the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species in order to establish an evolutionary relationship

• the movement of the tectonic plates on the Earth's surface over geological time

• the heritable change in the genetic makeup of a population over time, leading to new organisms

• a trace of an organism which has been preserved in rock strata

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continental drift

• the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species in order to establish an evolutionary relationship

• the movement of the tectonic plates on the Earth's surface over geological time

• the heritable change in the genetic makeup of a population over time, leading to new organisms

• a trace of an organism which has been preserved in rock strata

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evolution

• the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species in order to establish an evolutionary relationship

• the movement of the tectonic plates on the Earth's surface over geological time

• the heritable change in the genetic makeup of a population over time, leading to new organisms

• a trace of an organism which has been preserved in rock strata

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fossils

• the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species in order to establish an evolutionary relationship

• the movement of the tectonic plates on the Earth's surface over geological time

• the heritable change in the genetic makeup of a population over time, leading to new organisms

• a trace of an organism which has been preserved in rock strata

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natural selection

• individuals in a population that are best suited to the environment reproduce and pass on their favorable traits to the next generation

• the study of fossils such as bones, teeth, and shells

• layers of rock

• organs which have no apparent use in an organism

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paleontology

• individuals in a population that are best suited to the environment reproduce and pass on their favorable traits to the next generation

• the study of fossils such as bones, teeth, and shells

• layers of rock

• organs which have no apparent use in an organism

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