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Artificial Selection
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The selective breeding of domesticated plants and animals to promote the occurrence of desirable traits.
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Natural Selection
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A process in which organisms with certain inherited characteristics are more likely to survive and reproduce than are organisms with other characteristics.
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N.S. Observation #1
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Members of a population often vary in their traits, and most traits are inherited from parent to offspring
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N.S. Observation #2
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All species are capable of producing more offspring than the environment can support.
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N.S. Inference #1
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Individuals whose inherited traits give them a higher probability of surviving and reproducing in a given environment tend to leave more offspring than other individuals.
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N.S. Inference #2
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This unequal production of offspring will cause favorable traits to accumulate in a population over generations.
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Extinction
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The irrevocable loss of a species.
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