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What is the term for the evolutionary process where beneficial traits become more common over generations?
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natural selection
What was the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin voyaged around the world?
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HMS Beagle
Which early whale ancestor from about 50 million years ago was a land-dwelling mammal with hoof-like toes?
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Pakicetus
What term describes the formation of new species within the same geographic area due to ecological specialization?
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Sympatric speciation
What is the name of the extinct giant ground sloth that lived in South America and weighed up to 4 tons?
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Megatherium
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What term describes the formation of new species when populations are geographically separated?
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Allopatric speciation
What is the name of the 47-million-year-old primate fossil from Germany known as 'Ida'?
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Darwinius masillae
Which extinction event 66 million years ago wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs?
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Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction