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Evolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acquired | gotten throughenvironmental forces |
| adaptation | the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions |
| adaptive radiation | the development of many different forms from an originally homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different ecological niches |
| analogous | corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin |
| anatomy | the study of the structure of animals |
| biodiversity | the variety of plant and animal life in a habitat |
| camouflage | exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something |
| Charles Darwin | English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882) |
| cladogram | a tree diagram used to illustrate phylogenetic relationships |
| comparative anatomy | the study of anatomical features of animals of different species |
| competition | the act of contending with others for rewards or resources |
| evolution | sequence of events involved in the development of a species |
| extinction | the state of being no longer in existence |
| fossil | the remains of a plant or animal from a past geological age |
| generation | group of genetically related organisms in a line of descent |
| habitat | the type of environment in which an organism normally lives |
| homology/homologous | the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function |
| isolation | the act of setting something apart from others |
| Jean Baptiste de Lamarck | French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829) |
| macroevolution | evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups |
| microevolution | evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies |
| mimicry | the resemblance of an animal species to another species |
| morphology | the study of the structure of animals and plants |
| natural selection | a process in which organisms evolve to adapt to environment |
| niche | status of an organism within its environment and community |
| phylogeny | evolutionary development of a species or group of organisms |
| population | a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting an area |
| punctuated equilibrium | a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change |
| speciation | the evolution of a biological species |
| species | taxonomic group whose members can interbreed |
| survival of the fittest | a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment |
| theory | a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the world |
| theory of evolution | (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals |
| vestigial | not fully developed in mature animals |
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