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Biological Evidence, Evolution and Tectonics
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7th Grade
03/18/2012

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adaptation
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inheritance of trais that allow an organism to survive in a particular environment
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comparative anatomy
Definition
the study of similarities of differences in the structures of organism
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homologous
Definition
means "agreeing" or "of one mind"
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homologous structure
Definition
parts of organisms that are similiar in origin and structure
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analogous structure
Definition
parts of organisms that appaer similar but have different ancestral origins
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vestigial structure
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structures that haveno function in their present-day form
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embryology
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the science of the development of embryos from feritilization to birth
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lithospheric plate
Definition
large, brittle pieces of Earth's outer shell coposed of crust and uppermost mantle
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prohobit
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the prevent from doing something
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geographic isolation
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a type of evolution that occurs when populations of species are divided or separated by a physical barrier
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convergent evoluation
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the independent evolution in similar environments of similar species but with no common ancestor
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