Evidence of Evolution Review

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Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry

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homologous structures

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Study of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in development

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embryology

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Two organisms that are closely related would have

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very similar DNA sequence

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What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

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species change over time

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When all of the organisms of a species have died it is called

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extinction

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Predict which moth would increase in population: light, dark

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dark

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Scientists compare organisms' DNA to support the theory that all species share a common _________________

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ancestor

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Structures are similar in appearance but not in structure

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Analogous Structures

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Similar structures with different purposes found in different species are known as _____

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homologous structures

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The picture shows a/an ___________

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homologous structure