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Members of each species compete regularly for food and other necessary resources

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Natural selection and survival of the fittest

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Distinctly related species that share similar characteristics

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Convergent

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Accumulation of differences between groups which can lead to the formation of new species

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Divergent or adaptation

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4
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Influence of closely associated species on each other in their evolution

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Coevolution

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5
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Every living thing has a common ancestor

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Common descent

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These living things have characteristics thinkers their chances of survival

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Adaptation

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Some of these traits can’t be passed on to offspring making it…

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Acquired traits

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8
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Ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment

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Fitness

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9
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Living things with these traits of fitness and adaptation will be the ones that are picked by humans were breeding which is…

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Artificial selection

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10
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In the course of evolution there’s a formation new distinct species called

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Speciation

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In evolution when there are long periods of evolution interrupted by periods of rapid change

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Punctuated equilibrium

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Siri is one people thought that the living things could arise from nonliving things

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Spontaneous generation

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13
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All living things come from other living things

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BioGenesis

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14
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Describe the different forms of flies

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redo

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15
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An experiment to test if there is spontaneous generation with broth and flasks

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Spallanzani

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16
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Designed an experiment with boiled broth and curved glass

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Pasteur

17
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The basic change over time as a result of change and physical and behavioral traits

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Evolution