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B- Unit 6 Lesson 16
Transitional Fossils
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| causation | when an observed even or action make another even or action happen |
| correlation | a relationship between two sets of variables in which one variable changes in response to another |
| evidence | information that supports or refutes a hypothesis |
| transitional fossil | a fossil that has features of organisms from different parts of the evolutionary tree, which demonstrates an evolutionary relationship between those parts of the evolutionary tree and supports Darwin's theory of evolution and common ancestry |
| Natural Selection | allows species to adapt to changes in their environment |