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100What is evolution
The development of new types of organisms from preexisting types of organisms over time.
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100What is fossil
The remains or traces of an organism that died long ago
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100What is convergent evolution
The process by which different species evolve similar traits
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100What is the Galapagos Islands
A place that Darwin visited to take notes on animals and their similarities
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200What is adaptation
A trait that makes an individual successful in its environment
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200What are transitional species
Species that have differed gradually over time
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200What is divergent evolution
Process in which the descendants of a single ancestor diversify into species that each fit different parts of the environment
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200What is doctor
The original job Darwin wanted
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300What is descent with modification
The phrase Darwin used to describe the process of evolution
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300What is relative age
Age compared to that of other fossils
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300What is artificial selection
The process when a human breeder chooses individuals that will parent the next generation
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300What is HMS Beagle
The name of the ship Darwin took around the world
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400What is On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
A book where Darwin's ideas on evolution were finalized
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400What is homologous structure
an anatomical structure that occurs in different species and that originates by heredity from a structure in the most recent common ancestor
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400What is coevolution
Two or more species have evolved adaptations to each other's influence
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400What is five years
The length of the voyage Darwin took
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500What is natural selection
The mechanism for descent with modification with four main parts
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500What is biogeography
The study of the locations of organisms around the world
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500What is adaptive radiation
A pattern of divergent evolution
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500What is sea-sickness
While on his voyage Darwin suffered form this
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