Vocabulary Flashcard on Evolution and Biodiversity

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The process through which species change over time through adaptations and natural selection.

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What is Evolution?

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat.

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Biodiversity

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A change in an organism's structure or habits that helps it survive in its environment.

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Adaptation

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The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive.

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What is Natural Selection?

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The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.

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Speciation

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The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.

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Genetics

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The preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms.

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Fossil

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The branch of biology that deals with the relationships of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

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Ecology

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A change in the DNA sequence of an organism that can lead to variations in physical traits.

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Mutation

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The end of an organism or a group of organisms, typically due to environmental changes.

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Extinction