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Chapter 6 adaptation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adaption | Better suited to survive in environment |
| embryology | Study of embryos and their development |
| evolution | Inherited characteristics that change over time |
| gradualism | Slow ongoing process of one species changing into another |
| homind | Omnivore that walked upright |
| Homo sapiens | Evolved 400,000 years ago and led to Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon |
| homologous | Similar body parts among different species |
| natural selection | Traits best suited for environment that increase chance of survival |
| primate | Humans, monkeys and apes |
| punctuated evolution | Rapid evolution to form new species |
| radioactive element | Gives off radiation |
| sedimentary rock | Rock formed from sediments compacted together |
| species | Share similar characteristics & reproduce with fertile offspring |
| variation | Inherited trait that makes individual within a species different |
| vestigal structure | Body parts that don't seem to have a function |