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9495031514PaleontologyFossil deposits show older organisms at deeper sediment levels and younger organisms at higher sediment levels. Gradual and rapid change can be observed over time.0
9495031515BiogeographyUnrelated organisms in different regions show great similarity (due to natural selection).1
9495031516EmbryologySimilary stages in development among related species. These help establish evolutionary relationships.2
9495031517Homologous StructuresBody parts that resemble one another in different species because they have evolved from a common ancestor.3
9495031518Analogous StructuresBody parts that resemble one another in different species because they evolved independently as adaptations to their environment.4
9495031519Molecular BiologySimilarities in gene sequences indicate evolutionary relationships.5
9495059200phylogenyevolutionary history of a species6
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