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Adaptation |
a characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment. |
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Species |
a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offsprings. |
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Evolution |
the process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise.
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Fossil |
the remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geological processes |
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Fossil Record |
a historical sequence of life indicated by fossil found in layers of the Earth's crust |