| A | B |
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| Extinct | over time, change within the species leads to the replacement of old species by new species as less successful species become |
| adaptation | the changing of a species that results in it being better suited forto its invironment is called |
| isolation | The condition in which two populations of the same species are separated is called |
| offspring | organisms tend to produce more ____ than their environment can support |
| gradualism | change through a long period of time through adaptation |
| fossils | preserved or mineralized remains or traces of an organism |
| macroevolution | change among the species |
| microevolution | change withni the species |
| population | all the same species in an area |
| species | organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring |
| reproductive isolation | organisms that once belonged to the same speciesbut can no longer mate |
| transition species | a species that is the evolutionary step between two different species |
| coevolution | two organisms evolving together |
| convergent evolution | the accumalation of simmilarities between groups |
| divergent evolution | the accumalation of differences between groups |
| malaria | disease that results in fever or death from destruction of red blood cells |
| punctuated equilibrium | long periods of stability divided by periods of sudden change |
| vestigial structure | a structure that has no apparent purpose or function |
| comparative anatomy | comparing physical structures with one another |
