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evolution

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show A special body part or behavior that helps a living thing survive in an environment.  
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show It is when one species rapidly gives rise to many new species.  
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show Body structures that are functionally similar in different species, but evolved independently. An example would be a bird's wings and a fly's wings.  
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show A diagram that shows relationships between species.  
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show Two organisms look in a very similar way, even though they are not closely related.  
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show It is the change in populations of organisms over time--not change in the individual organisms, but change in the population of organisms.  
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extinct   show
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show a unit of inheritance; it is the directions for making a protein  
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show These are similar physical features in organisms that share a common ancestor, but the features serve completely different functions. An example would be human arms (grasping objects), cat legs (walking), whale fins (swimming) and bat wings (flying).  
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mutation   show
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natural selection   show
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phylogenetic tree   show
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sexual selection   show
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show It is how a new kind of plant or animal species is created; it occurs when a group within a species separates from other members of its species and develops its own unique characteristics.  
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show A group of similar organisms that are able to reproduce.  
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show A physical characteristic, like your hair or eye color.  
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show Body structures that have no apparent function and appear to be residual parts from a past ancestor.  
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