1. Evolution Vocabulary Quiz
~Mrs. Connor

2. species
A group of organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring

3. vestigial structure
Remnants of structures that had a useful role at one time but no longer do

4. extinction
Dying out of an species

5. paleontologist
Scientist who reconstructs past life from fossils

6. era
Large block of time characterized by a dominant animal

7. fossil
Solidified remains or imprints of once-living organisms

8. mutation
Change in DNA

9. adaptation
A characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce

10. fossil record
Historical sequence of life

11. natural selection
Organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce more
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