science vocab for shelby and raegan

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Growth and development theory from past organisms.

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evolution

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Change process making an organism better suited to its environment.

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adaption

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Change in condition, amount, or level with limits.

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variation

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Changing gene structure, causing variants passed to generations, due to single base alterations or larger gene/chromosome changes.

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mutation

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State or process of a species or group becoming extinct.

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extinction

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Process where organisms better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce, first fully explained by Charles Darwin.

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natural selection

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1 species is the ancestor of 2+ species.

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common ancestor

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Number of same organisms in the same place at the same time.

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Population

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A factor causing environmental change affecting populations or organisms.

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environmental pressures

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1744-1829 scientist known for evolution via acquired characteristics.

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lamarck