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VestigialOrgan
a) Change in a kind of organism over time
b) Different mature forms in different organisms but develop from the same embryonic tissues
c) Organ that serves no useful function in an organism
d) Living things were derived from common ancestor

Fitness
a) Ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
b) Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce more
c) Selection by humans for breeding of useful traits
d) Living things were derived from common ancestor

Evolution
a) Preserved remains or evidence of an ancient organism
b) Ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
c) Inherited characteristic that increases an organisms chance of survival
d) Change in a kind of organism over time

Adaptation
a) Organ that serves no useful function in an
b) Inherited characteristic that increases an organisms chance of survival
c) Preserved remains or evidence of an ancient organism
d) Change in a kind of organism over time

Fossil
a) Preserved remains or evidence of an ancient organism
b) Living things were derived from common ancestor
c) Change in a kind of organism over time
d) Selection by humans for breeding of useful traits

NaturalSelection
a) Selection by humans for breeding of useful traits
b) Different mature forms in different organisms but develop from the same embryonic tissues
c) Inherited characteristic that increases an organisms chance of survival
d) Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce more

HomologousStructure
a) Selection by humans for breeding of useful traits
b) Different mature forms in different organisms but develop from the same embryonic tissues
c) Inherited characteristic that increases an organisms chance of survival
d) Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce more

ArtificialSelection
a) Change in a kind of organism over time
b) Ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
c) Selection by humans for breeding of useful traits
d) Preserved remains or evidence of an ancient organism

CommonDescent
a) Living things were derived from common ancestor
b) Ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
c) Change in a kind of organism over time
d) Preserved remains or evidence of an ancient organism

In 1859, Darwin published his revolutionary scientific ideas in a work entitled
a) Principles of Geology
b) On the Origin of Species
c) Essay on the Principle of Population
d) Evolution in Malaysia

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