Old and new species

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What are fossils
Remains of organisms from many years ago which are found in rocks
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what can we learn from fossils
How different organisms have changed as life developed on earth
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What causes extinction
new diseases, new predators, new competitors, natural changes, catastrophic event
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What is extinction
Species which once existed that has now completely died out
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How do new species arise
When two populations become isolated
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When does speciation occur
When populations become so different that they cannot interbreed
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