Evolution & Natural Selection

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What is the process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully?

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Natural Selection

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What do we call a relative who lived in the past?

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Ancestor

Front

What is a characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes?

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Trait

Front

What term describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals?

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Extinct

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Who was the English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection?

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Charles Darwin

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

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Evolution

Front

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

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Adaptation

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What is the term for the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution?

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Speciation

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What is the process by which humans breed plants and animals for particular traits?

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Artificial Selection

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What is the term for the preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms?

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Fossil Record