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MVMS Evolution

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Acquired characteristics   Characteristics acquired during an organisms lifetime that are NOT passed down to offspring (ex – tattoos)  
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Adaptation   A variation that makes an organism better suited to its environment. Examples are: long claws, good sense of smell, white coat, blubber  
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Evolution   A change in inherited characteristics of a species over time  
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Fossil   The remains, imprints or evidence of past life. They are most likely to be found in sedimentary rock.  
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Gradualism   A slow change of one species to a different new species.  
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Homologous structures   Structures that evolved from similar body parts (ex. Bat wing and human arm)  
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Law of Superposition   Younger rock layers are on top of older rock layers  
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Mutation   Can be good if it allows the organism to better survive in its environment  
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Natural selection   The survival and reproduction of organisms best adapted to their surroundings. Darwin’s theory based on his observations in the Galapagos Islands  
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Species   A group of organisms with similar characteristics that can reproduce among themselves  
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Theory   A explanation of things or events based on scientific knowledge resulting from many observations and experiments.  
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Variations   Differences between organisms of the same species.  
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Vestigial Structure   Something that seems to have no function (ex. the human appendix)  
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