Natural Selection/Change Over Time Vocab Review

Front

What is a characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment?

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Adaption

Front

What is a trait given to the offspring by an organism?

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Inherited trait

Front

A similar structure that related species have inherited from a common ancestor is called ____.

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Homologous Structure

Front

The variety of all living things and their interactions in their ecosystem is known as ____.

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Biodiversity

Front

An anatomical feature that no longer seems to have a purpose in the current form is known as ____.

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Vestigial structures

Front

What is the process by which species change over time in response to their environment?

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Evolution

Front

What term describes the process by which organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce?

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Natural Selection

Front

What is the term for structures that have similar functions but different evolutionary origins?

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Analogous Structures

Front

What do we call the preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms?

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Fossils

Front

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype