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EVOLUTION. EVOLUTION : change of a species over time Individuals do not evolve; individuals grow and develop Acquired traits are not passed on to offspring.

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1 EVOLUTION

2 EVOLUTION : change of a species over time Individuals do not evolve; individuals grow and develop Acquired traits are not passed on to offspring Natural selection is a process that can lead to evolution

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4 EVOLUTION : change of a species over time Individuals do not evolve Acquired traits are not passed on to offspring Natural selection is a process that can lead to evolution - a species evolves a trait only if it provides an increase in fitness

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12 EVOLUTION : change of a species over time Individuals do not evolve Acquired traits are not passed on to offspring Natural selection is a process that can lead to evolution - a species evolves a trait only if it provides an increase in fitness - variation continues without a selective force

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15 VESTIGIAL STRUCTURES : structures that have no function and no longer serve a purpose to the organism - “residual” structures

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17 HOMOLOGOUS STRUCTURES : structures from different organisms that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissues Provides evidence of common ancestry

18 HUMAN FOREARM CAT LEG

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20 phylogenetic tree; a branching diagram showing the evolutionary relationships among organisms CLADOGRAMS

21 Modern Organisms Extinct Organisms Common Ancestors gavenche

22 VERTEBRAE = SPINE

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24 JAWS TETRAPOD, LUNGS AMNIOTIC EGG MAMMALS


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