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14 Cards in this Set
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Abiotic factors
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The nonliving parts of the environment such as water, air, and temperature.
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Biodiversity
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The great variety of living things.
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Biotic Factors
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The living parts of the environment.
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Endangered species
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Plant or animal species that appears close to extinction.
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Environment
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The surroundings in which an organism lives, including both living and nonliving component.
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Extinction
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The process of becoming extinct and no longer existing.
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Fossil
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The remains or traces of an ancient organism.
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Fossil record
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The totality of fossilized artifacts and their placement within the earth's rock strata.
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Mutations
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Changes in the genetic material.
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Natural selection
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The process that favors those organisms that are best adapted to survive and reproduce.
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Speciation
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Formation of a new species.
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Species
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A group of organisms of the same kind that can produce fertile offspring. The subgroups of a genius.
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Traits
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Inherited characteristics, either physical or behavioral.
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Variation
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Referring to differences among individuals of the same species, giving the species a variety of different survival abilities.
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