4.1 Vocabulary

A category of body structures that are formed in similar ways during embryonic development and share similar patterns of bone structure.

• Homologous structures

• Analogous structures

• Vestigial structures

• Bone structures

A category of structures that have a similar function, but are structurally different.

• Homologous structures

• Analogous structures

• Vestigial structures

• Common core structures

Match the following

• Homologous

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• Vestigial

• 
• Analogous

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Match the following terms to their correct definition.

• structures that are similar to one another and have similar patterns, but have different functions.

• Analogous Structures

• Structures that have similar functions

• Adaptive Radiation

• single species --> many new species

• Homologous Structures

• organs, parts or actions that have no current function.

• Common Ancestor

• A previous organism that gave rise to 2 or more related organisms.

• Vestigial Structures

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Match the following evidences and their meaning

• DNA similarities among species

• The Fossil Record

• Distribution of species across continents

• Biogeography

• Similarities in anatomy due to common ancestry

• Homologous Structures

• Evidence of extinct species

• Molecular Sequences

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The change in the frequency of traits in a population over time

• Evolution

• Mutation

• Survival of the Fittest

• Mitochondria

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