evolution Flashcards
1
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the process by which living things change over time. It’s the result of genetic variation, natural selection, and inheritance.
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Evolution
2
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A trait or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment.
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Adaptation
3
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The way nature chooses which organisms survive and reproduce based on their traits.
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Natural Selection
4
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A group of living things that can reproduce and have offspring.
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Species
5
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The preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms found in rocks.
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Fossil
6
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when a species comptely disappears and no longer exists
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extinction
7
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differences in traits amoug indivuals of the same spices
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varintion
8
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An early form of a species from which later species evolved.
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Ancestor
9
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A collection of fossils that shows how life has changed over millions of years.
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Fossil Record
