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B- Unit 8 Lesson 4
Fossil Record and Embryology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| comparative anatomy | a field of study that compares and contrasts the body structures of organisms to gain a better understanding of how life on Earth evolved |
| comparative embryology | a field of study that compares the structures of embryos to find evolutionary relationships between organisms |
| sedimentary rock | rock made from layers of sediment |
| vertebrate embryos | unborn or unhatched animals with backbones |
| vestigial structure | a body part that has lost its original function over time through the process of evolution |
| fossils | the remains, imprints, or traces of living things from a previous geological age |
| radiometric dating | a technique that uses radioactive decay to determine the age of objects, such as rocks, fossils, etc. |
| radioactive decay | the release of energy and/or particles from atoms that are unstable and fall apart over time |