Everything in this flashcard set.
- evolution
- The sequence of events involved in the ___ development of a species or taxonomic group
- species
- Coins collectively (plural)
- fossil
- The remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated
- variation
- An instance of change
- adaptation
- The responsive adjustment of a sense organ to varying conditions
- artificial
- Contrived by art rather than nature
- natural
- Someone regarded as certain to succeed
- selection
- A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
- population
- The number of inhabitants in a given place
- fitness
- The quality of being suitable
- homologous
- Having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function
- analogous
- Similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
- structure
- The manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts