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Evolutiony History
The study of species overr millions\billions of years.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| paleontologist | a scientist who studies fossils in order to understand the ancient history of life on Earth |
| species | a group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group |
| body structure | a part of an organism (for example, one or more bones) |
| shared structure | a body structure in two or more species that features the same parts (for example, the same bones) |
| related | sharing a common ancestor population |
| evolution |