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What is the name of the process where a single species diversifies into many species to fill different niches?
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Adaptive radiation
What is the name of the early horse known from the Eocene of North America?
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Hyracotherium
Which early hominin species, found in Spain, is considered one of the first to inhabit Europe?
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Homo antecessor
What is the name of the theory that explains how life arose from non-living matter?
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Abiogenesis
Which extinct marine reptile from the Mesozoic era had a long neck and four flippers?
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Plesiosaur
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What is the name of the early horse known from the Eocene of North America?
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Hyracotherium
What is the name of the event about 2.4 billion years ago that dramatically increased oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?
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Great Oxidation Event
What is the name of the famous fossil site in Germany that preserved Archaeopteryx?
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Solnhofen Limestone
What evolutionary concept explains why male peacocks have elaborate tails?
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Sexual selection
Which group of mammals is the closest living relative of elephants?
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Manatees and dugongs