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vocab science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Evolution | gradual development of an organism |
| Natural Selection | Organism adapting to their environment in the process of evolution |
| Charles Darwin | Man best known for his theory of evolution "Natural Selection" |
| Adaption | Process of change when an organism changes to better for its environment |
| Population | Amount of people or animals living in an area |
| Homologous Structure | Similar features in organisms that share a common ancestor |
| Vestigial Structures | Structures that have no apparent function and are residual parts of ancestors |
| Divergent Evolution | Process of closely related populations or species evolved due to different environmental pressures |
| Convergent Evolution | Process where unrelated species evolve similar traits |
| Analogous | Comparable in certain aspects |
| Embryology | Study of embryos development |
| Inherited | Quality of characteristics passed from ancestors |
| aquired | to obtain |
| Artificial Selection | Modifiying a plant or animal by breeding organisms |
| Mutation | Uncommon change of structures or gene not usually seen |