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Evolution Concepts

Evolution Concepts. Adaptation. A characteristic that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment. Altitud illness. Species. A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring. Panthera tigris.

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Evolution Concepts

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  1. EvolutionConcepts

  2. Adaptation • A characteristicthatimprovesanindividual’sabilitytosurvive and reproduce in a particular environment. Altitud illness

  3. Species • A group of organismsthat are closelyrelated and can mate to produce fertileoffspring. Pantheratigris Panthera leo Hybrid - Liger

  4. Evolution • Theprocess in whichinheritedcharacteristicswithin a populationchangeovergenerationssuchthat new speciessometimesarise.

  5. Fossil • Trace orremains of anorganismthatlivedlongago, mostcommonlypreserved in sedementary rock. trilobite

  6. Homologousstructures • Thestructureslook prettymuchthesame, but do notperformthesamefunction.

  7. Analogousstructures • Thestructures are differentbutbothperformthesamefunction.

  8. Hw: • Read: 138 – 140 • SectionReviewpg 145 (1-5 and 9)

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