Definitions
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| Universe | The huge space which contains all of the matter and energy in existence
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| Big Bang | The theory that the universe started in a big explosion from a single point
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| Steady State | The theory that the universe has always existed and matter is being created all the time
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| Cosmology | The scientific study those theories about the history and future of the universe
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| Evidence | Something that helps you form a conclusion
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| Organisms | Living things
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| Charles Darwin | : He created the theory of evolution and explained it through the mechanism of natural selection
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| Evolution | The slow change in a population of living things over many generations
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| Comparative anatomy | The study of similarities and differences in body structures
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| Fossils | The remains or impressions of living things, mostly found in rock
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| Geographical isolation | The natural arrangements of plants and animals in particular regions
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| Lamarck | He suggested that evolution was caused by organisms acquiring variations as they lived their lives, which were then inherited by their offspring.
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| Natural selection | When only the organisms’ best adapted to their environment will survive and transmit their genes to their offspring
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| Hominid | Early human-like fossils that walked upright on 2 legs and were more like humans than apes
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| Homo sapiens | The scientific term for modern humans
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