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Evolution

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Structure that has similar structures and common ancestor but may have different function Homologous structure
Study of the locations of organisms around the world that seem closely related Biogeography
Structures that have similar functions but different structures so different ancestors Analogous structures
Structures that have no function but probably did in a ancestor Vestigial structure
Genetic changes seen in a population over time must be inheritable. Evolution
Disappeared from the Earth permanantly Extinct
Age compared to that of other fossils Relative age
What drives or causes evolution to occur Natural selection
Darwin's main idea of evolution That all species descended from a common ancestor
Shows when organisms lived, became extinct, can be used to determine an organisms relative age Fossil record
Provides important information in fossil record, mixture of two different but related groups. Transitional fossil
Fossils found in the lowest stratum are the oldest, ones in the top are newest Principle of superposition
Important link in the history of species Transitional fossils
What does it mean if two organisms have similar DNA Common ancestor
If organisms have similar bone structure then these organisms would share similar DNA and nucleotides
What does the modern synthesis of evolution theory predict That closely related species will show similarities in DNA, nucleotdes, amino acids or proteins
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