Definitions Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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Analogous Structures
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Structures that perform the same role but have different evolutionary origins
2
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Comparing the structure of organisms
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Comparitive anatomy
3
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The tendency of unrelated organisms living in similar environments to aquire similar strucutres.
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CONVERGENT EVOLUTION
4
Q
A fossil that supports the idea birds evolved from reptiles
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archeoteryx
5
Q
A technique used to compare DNA or Organism
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DNA hybridisation
6
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A fossil that displays features from two distinct groups of organisms
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Transitional forms
