Natural Selection and Evolution

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What is it called when an organism completely dies out?

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Extinction

Front

Who is a relative that lived in the past?

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Ancestor

Front

What is the process by which individuals better suited to the environment survive and reproduce?

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Natural Selection

Front

What is another word for adapt?

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Change

Front

What do we call an organism that has similar characteristics and can reproduce?

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Species

Front

What is the term for the gradual change in species over time?

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Evolution

Front

What is a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

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Adaptation

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What do we call the variety of different species in an ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

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What is the process by which new species arise?

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Speciation

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What is a preserved remains or traces of an organism from the past?

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Fossil