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Species

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A group of similair organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mat and reproduce

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Evolution

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Change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from acient organisms

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Fossil

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The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past

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Adaptation

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An inheited behavior or physiacal characteristic that helps an organsim survive and reproduce in its enviroment

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Scientific theory

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A well-tested explentation for a wide range of observations or experiamental results

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Hypthesize

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If two parents with the same genes mate the child inherites their genes

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