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What do the following terms mean?
(i) Micro-evolution,
(ii) Fossils.

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(i) Micro-evolution : Evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new sub- species.
(ii) Fossils : Fossils are preserved traces of living organisms, that got buried deep inside the earth million of years ago.
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