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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 evolution | change in a kind of organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms |
| fossil | the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil |
| artificial selection | selection by humans for breeding of useful traits from the natural variation among different organisms |
| adaption | inherited characteristic that increases an organisms chance of survival |
| fitness | the condition of being suitable |
| natural selection | a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment |
| biogeography | dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants |
| homologous structure | structures that have different mature forms in different organisms but develop from the same embryonic tissues |
| analogous structure | structures that are not the same in form but are used for the same purpose ex: bird wing and fly wing |
| vestigial structure | parts of an organism that are no longer functioning and do not affect survival |
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