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vestigial
What is a part of an organism that is still there but no longer performs its original function
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behavioral adaptation
What is a change to the way a living thing acts or behaves
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embryonic development
What is similarities in early development that show links between many species
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Charles Darwin
What is Naturalist from England who created the hypothesis of evolution by natural selection?
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Camouflage
What is a trait that allows a species to adapt to its surroundings?
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analogous structures
What is a body parts are structurally distinct but have a shared function
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Functional Adaptation
What is a change affecting basic body processes that have an impact on biochemistry?
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selective breeding
What is the act of humans breeding creatures or plants to develop certain aspects
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Naturalist
What is a person who observes and examines plants and animals?
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mimicry
What is a species' similarity to another species?
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vestigial structures
What is a part of an organism that is still there but no longer performs its original function
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structural adaptation
What is a natural part of an organism's anatomy with a particular purpose that helps the organism survive?
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Evolution
A change over time
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Conservation Biology
What is a branch of biology which studies why species are dying and what they can do to help them?
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Extinction
What is when the last individual of a species dies
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fossils
What is organisms' surviving traces or remains that once roamed Earth?
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Adaptation
What is when individuals adapt traits because of their environment
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speciation
the development of new and unique species during the course of evolution.
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Natural Selection
What is when different organisms survive because they have traits that help them survive?
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Variation
What is a change in a population?
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