Natural Selection Vocabulary

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A process in nature where traits and organisms that are best adapted to the environment survive and reproduce.

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Natural Selection

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A variation in a plant or animal that increases its chance of survival in its environment.

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Adaptation

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The process by which animals and plants grow and develop.

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Development

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The evolutionary tendency of organisms with a common ancestor to develop different adaptations or traits and become less related.

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Divergence

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A taxonomic category referring to organisms that can reproduce with one another, have similar characteristics, and have a common gene pool.

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Species, species