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the millions of fossils that scientists have collected
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fossil record
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A fossil formed when an organism buried in sediment dissolves, leaving a hollow area.
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the millions of fossils that scientists have collected
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A fossil formed when an organism buried in sediment dissolves, leaving a hollow area.
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a fossil copy of an organism in a rock
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a fossil of a footprint, trail, burrow, or other trace of an animal rather than of the animal itself.
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the categories of time into which Earth's history is usually divided by geologists and paleontologists: eons, eras, periods, epochs
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A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
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the process whereby earth's life changes over time through changes in the genes of populations
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A person who studies plants and animals by observing them
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English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
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A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits.
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Minerals in the water replace the organism's original material and harden into rock
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organic matter becomes a thin residue of carbon
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Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons
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any method of determining whether an event or object is older or younger than other events or objects
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A technique used to determine the actual age of a fossil
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the ship Charles Darwin sailed on
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Chain of islands near South America where Darwin developed his theory of natural selection by studying the unique life there.
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Any difference between individuals of the same species.
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A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
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the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
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Ability of an animal to look like another more harmful animal
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The process of selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation
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The comparison of body structures and how they vary among species
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Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry.
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Body parts that share a common function, but not structure
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A structure that is present in an organism but no longer serves its original purpose
