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Evolution & Natural Selection

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Competition   show
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Adaptation   show
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Evolution   show
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show The naturalist who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection  
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Variation   show
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Population   show
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show The mechanism of evolution where organisms with the traits best-suited to the environment survive and reproduce  
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Mutation   show
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show The scientist who proposed the Hypothesis of Acquired Characteristics  
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Fossil record   show
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Homologous structures   show
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show Body parts without an apparent function. Ex. appendix, pelvic bones in whales  
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show The remains of prehistoric organisms found in sedimentary rock  
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show When organisms are separated by large geographic features such as canyons, mountains, rivers and oceans, and develop into new species.  
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show The study of embryos and their development  
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DNA and protein evidence   show
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