Evolution and Human Origins

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Evolution and Human Origins

Evolution is change in inherited population characteristics over generations. Natural selection acts on variation; fossils, anatomy, biogeography and molecular data provide converging evidence.

Core checkpoint: Individuals are selected; populations evolve.

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Enter the highlighted key term for Evolution and Human Origins. Checkpoint clue: Which statement correctly describes natural selection?

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South Africa's fossil record contributes important evidence about hominin evolution.