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science chp6 less1
chapter 6 lesson 1 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fossil record | is made up of all the fossils ever discovered on earth. |
| mold | the impression of an organism in a rock |
| cast | a fossil cops of an organism in a rock |
| trace fossils | the preserved evidence of the activity of an organism |
| geologic time scale | a chart that divides earth's history into different time units |
| extinction | when the last individual organism of a species dies. |
| biological evolution | the change over time in populations of related organisms. |
| naturalist | a person who studies plants and animals by observing them |
| variation | a slight difference in an inherited trait individual member of a species. |
| natural selection | the process by which populations of organisms with variations that help them survive in their environments live longer, compete better, and reproduce more than those that do not the variations. |
| adaptation | an inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of surviving and reproducing in its environments. |
| camouflage | an adaptation enables a species to blend with its environment. |
| mimicry | the resemblance of one species to another species. |
| selective breeding | the breeding of organisms for desired characteristics |
| comparative anatomy | the study of similarities and differences among structures of living species. |
| homologous structure | body parts of organisms that are similar in structure and position but different in function. |
| analogous structure | body parts that perform similar function but differ in structure |
| vestigial structure | body parts that have lost their original function through evolution. |
| embryology | the science of development of embryos from fertilization to birth |