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adaptive radiation
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a process by which organisms diversify rapidly into a multitude of forms
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Darwin discovered 14 different species of finches that have different beak shapes suited to their diets and habitat
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convergent evolution
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when organisms not closely related independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar environments/niches
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flight has evolved in both bats and insects and they both have wings, however they have evolved in very different original structures
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coevolution
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when the change of a biological object is triggered by the change of a related object
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ecologically intimate organisms such predators & prey or parasites & hosts
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what do fossils show or demonstrate as evidence of evolution?
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life is old and has changed over time
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