Evolution

Question 1

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

Question 2

A trait or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment

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Adaptation

Question 3

The way nature chooses which organisms survive and reproduce based on their traits

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Natural Selection

Question 4

A group of living things that can reproduce and have offspring

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Species

Question 5

The preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms found in rocks

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Fossil

Question 6

When a species completely disappears and no longer exists

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Extinction

Question 7

Differences in traits among individuals of the same species

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Variation

Question 8

A change in DNA that can create new traits in organisms

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Mutation

Question 9

A collection of fossils that shows how life has changed over millions of years

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Fossil Record

Question 10

An early form of a species from which later species evolved

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Ancestor