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10 Cards in this Set
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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 migrate to produce fertile offspring. |
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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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Common Ancestor |
Stuff... |
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Fossil Record |
A historical sequence of life indicated by fossils found in layers of the Earth's crust. |
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Artificial Selection (Selective Breeding) |
The human practice of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired traits. |
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Extinct |
Describes a species that has died out completely. |
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Natural Selection |
The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do; A theory to explain the mechanism of evolution |
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Branching Tree |
A chart used by scientist to show how animals are related in relation to another or several. |
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Variation |
A different or distinct form or version of something. |
