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vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Natural selection | variations in a population increase some individuals likelihood of surviving and reproducing in a changing environment |
| speciation | separated populations that remain separated can evolve through mutations to become new species. |
| Homologous structures | same structure, different function. May be a common ancestor |
| analogous | same function, different function |
| embryology | embryos of different structures to see if common ancestor is shared |
| vestigial structures | structures with now function that are believed to have had a function a long time ago. |