Scientists of Evolution

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Who is known as the Father of Evolution?

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Charles Darwin is known as the Father of Evolution for his theory of natural selection.

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What is the ability of an individual to survive and reproduce in its specific environment?

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Fitness is the ability of an individual to survive and reproduce in its specific environment.

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What term describes the process where natural selection produces organisms that look different from their ancestors over long periods of time?

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Descent with modification describes the process where natural selection produces organisms that look different from their ancestors over long periods of time.

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What results in changes in the inherited traits of a population?

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Natural Selection results in changes in the inherited traits of a population.

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What is the term for a change in the environment that causes an organism to change either physically or behaviorally in order to survive?

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Adaptation is the term for a change in the environment that causes an organism to change either physically or behaviorally in order to survive.

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What is the theory that explains how species evolve over time through the process of natural selection?

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The theory of evolution explains how species evolve over time through the process of natural selection.

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What is the concept that all living organisms share a common ancestor?

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Common descent is the concept that all living organisms share a common ancestor.

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What is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?

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Natural Selection is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is the term for traits that enhance an organism's ability to survive and reproduce?

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Adaptations are traits that enhance an organism's ability to survive and reproduce.

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What is the idea that acquired characteristics can be inherited?

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The Inheritance of Acquired Traits is the idea that acquired characteristics can be inherited.