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Evolution chp 16
study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| physical evidence of organisms from the past | fossil record |
| shows how many organism developed in similiar ways | comparative embryology |
| shows how many organism have the same basic structure but changed to fit their environment | homologous structures |
| structures reduce in size & function, but still present: appendix | vestigal structures |
| structures that show we developed in simular ways to fit similiar environments, even if we do not have a common ancestor | analagous structures |
| we all have the same elements: DNA, Methods of protein synthesis | comparative biochemistry |
| behavioral | different mating calls, different courtship rituals |
| temporal | mating in different seasons, different courtship rituals |
| geographic | mountain, river |
| a group of individuals of the same SPECIES that live togethr and interbred | population |
| All the genes of a population | gene pool |
| Organisms that can breed and produce fertitle offspring | species |
| change over time that results in new species | speciation |
| preserved remains/imprints of organisms that lived long ago | fossils |
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