Bio: Chapter 22
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| Evolution | Descent with modifications
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| Strata | Superimposed layers of rock
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| Paleontology | Study of fossils largely developed by French scientist Georges Cuvier
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| Catastrophism | The principle that events in the past occurred suddenly and were caused by mechanics different from those operating in the present.
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| Uniformitarianism | Mechanics of change are constant over time.
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| Adaptations | Characteristics of organisms that enhance their survival and reproduction in specific environments.
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| Natural Selection | A process in which individuals with certain inherited traits leave more offspring than individuals with other traits.
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| Artificial Selection | Humans have modified other species over many generations by selecting and breeding individuals that possess desired traits.
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| Homology | Similarity resulting from common ancestry.
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| Homologous Structures | Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry.
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| Vestigial Structures | Remnants of features that served important functions in the organisms' ancestors but no longer serve a purpose.
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| Evolutionary Tree | Diagram that reflects evolutionary relationships among groups or organisms.
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| Convergent Evolution | The independent evolution of similar features in different lineages.
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| Analogous Structures | Structures that have similar characteristics because of convergent evolution not homology.
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| Biogeography | The geographic distribution of species.
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| Continental Drift | The slow movement of Earth's continents over time.
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| Endemic | Animals and plants on islands are usually endemic which means they are not found anywhere else in the world.
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