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Evolution
| Questions |
Answers |
| a structural, behavioural or physiological process that helps an organism survive and reproduce in a particular environment |
adaptation |
| the relative contribution an individual makes to the next generation by producing offspring that will survive long enough to reproduce |
fitness |
| the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism found in sedimentary rock |
fossils |
| the study of the past and present distribution of organisms |
biogeography |
| homologous structures have similar structural elements, may have a different function |
anatomy |
| a change in the DNA of an individual, often inheritable |
mutation |
| environmental conditions that select for certain characteristics of individuals and select against others |
selective pressure |
