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Determining the age of fossils by comparing layers
 
Relative Dating
 
Fossils
 
Species
 
Traits
The historical sequence of life revealed by fossils
 
Fossil Record
 
Relative Dating
 
Fossils
 
Mutation
Preserved remains or traces of organisms from the past
 
Fossils
 
Mutation
 
Relative Dating
 
Fossil Record
A change in DNA sequence
 
Mutation
 
Fossils
 
Embryology
 
Trait
Study of embryos and their development
 
Embryology
 
Mutation
 
Fossils
 
Trait
Structures with similar function but different origin
 
Analogous Structure
 
Common Ancestor
 
Trait
 
Species
Similar structures in different species from a common ancestor
 
Homologous Structure
 
Selective Breeding
 
Common Ancestor
 
Trait
An earlier organism from which others have evolved
 
Common Ancestor
 
Selective breeding
 
trait
 
analogous structure
Human selection of organisms with desired traits to breed
 
Selective breeding
 
common ancestor
 
trait
 
speciation
The formation of new species
 
speciation
 
competition
 
variation
 
traits
The struggle between organisms to survive with limited resources
 
competition
 
variation
 
traits
 
species
Differences among individuals in a species
 
variation
 
trait
 
species
 
competition
Organisms produce more offspring than can survive
 
overproduction
 
natural selection
 
evolution
 
species
Process where organisms better adapted to the environment survive and reproduce
 
natural selection
 
evolution
 
trait
 
species
The gradual change in a species over time
 
evolution
 
species
 
natural selection
 
overproduction
A group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
 
species
 
trait
 
adaptation
 
evolution
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
 
adaptation
 
trait
 
evolution
 
species
A specific characteristic of an organism
 
trait
 
adaptation
 
species
 
evolution