Topic 8 Lesson 1 Flashcards
1
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A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
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Species
2
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Change over time; the process by which modern orgnaisms have descended from ancient organisms
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Evolution
3
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The preserved remians or traces of an organism that lived in the past
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Fossil
4
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An inheried behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its envirourment
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Adaptation
5
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A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results
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Scientific theory
6
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To develop an evidence based idea that can be tested through experimentation or investigation
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Hypothesize