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WorksheetsEvolution Vocabulary
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Made up of all the fossils ever discovered on Earth
Fossil Record
Trace Fossil
This is an example of
fossil record
cast fossil
trace fossil
Last individual of a species dies
Mass extincition
extincition
change over time in populations of related organisms
natural selection
selective breeding
biological evolution
slight difference in an inherited trait of individual members of a species
variation
adaptation
trait
gene
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 variations
natural selection
biological evolution
adaptations
comparative anatomy
resemblance of one species to another species is
camouflage
mimicry
adaptation
trait
breeding of organisms for desired characteristics is called
selective breeding
variation
biological evolution
natural selection
body parts of organisms that are similar in structure and position but different in function
homologous structures
comparative anatomy
analogous structure
vestigial structure
body parts that perform a similar function but differ in structure
homologous structures
analogous structures
vestigial structures
comparative anatomy
structures that have lost their original function through evolution
homologous structure
analogous structure
comparative anatomy
vestigial structure
The science of the development of embryos from fertilization to birth
homologous structure
analogous structure
embryology
vestigial structure
