Evolution Vocab Review

occurs when the environment changes and the adaptations of a species are no longer sufficient for its survival

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an inherited trait that helps an organism survive

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Change in a kind of organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.

• Natural selection

• Mutation

• Extinction

• Evolution

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A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment.

• Mutation

• Natural selection

• Evolution

• Camouflage

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The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance to blend in

• Mimicry

• Mutation

• Camouflage

• Inhertitance

The remnant of an organ that had a function in an early ancestor is known as a(n)

• vestigial structure

• analogous structure

• homologous structure

• fossil structure

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Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures.  These are known as

• vestigial structures

• analogous structures

• homologous structures

• fossil structures

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On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?

• Frog

• Hare

• Caiman

• Parrot

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What is the process of which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

• artificial selection

• descent without modification

• inheritance of acquired characteristics

• natural selection

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Vertebrate embryos pass through similar stages of development is evidence for

• use and disuse

• homologous structures

• common ancestry

• acquired characteristics

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