Evolution

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A trait or change in lifestyle that helps a plant or animal survive in its environment

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adaptation

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Organisms with the best suited adaptations for their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than organisms that are not very well adapted.

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natural selection

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A trait that gives an organism an advantage in their particular environment.

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Adaptation

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A sudden change in the genes of an organism. It can cause abnormal physical traits.

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mutation

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In biology, changes that happen over time in the gene pool of a population.

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evolution

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One example of ___ is how moths that couldn't blend in with their environments as well as others died out over time.

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natural selection

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All of the genetic information found in a population

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gene pool

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Genetic Diversity is increased through this process.

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Gene Flow

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If a new trait DOES help an organism survive, what may happen to it?

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It survives and its DNA is passed on

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Evolution is

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the change in the genetic makeup of a population over successive generations