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Evolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Evolution | Change in the inherited characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. |
| Species | One of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank |
| Genes | The molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. |
| Survival of the fittest | Evolutionary theory as an alternative (but less accurate) way of describing the mechanism of natural selection. |
| How can evolution refine existed adaptations? | In some cases, a complex structure may have evolved from a simpler structure having the same basic function—a process of refinement. |
| How was chitin modified to serve an additional function? | Chitin is a long-chain polysaccharide that serves as an armor or cell wall for fungi and arthropods, including all crustaceans and insects. |
| How were flippers of penguins modified for a new function? | Flippers of penguins are an example of natural selection. |
| Embryology | The science of the development of an embryo from the fertilization of the ovum to the fetus stage. |