Unit 4 Vocabulary 'Natural Selection'

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Theory that species change over time.

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Theory of Evolution

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Vocabulary word for 'Change in inherited traits.'

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Biological Evolution

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Ability to survive and reproduce.

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Biological Fitness

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Vocabulary word for: 'Share common characteristics and are characterized as alike.'

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Species

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Gradual development of something.

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Evolution

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A mechanism of evolution that occurs when overproduction, variation, adaptation, and selection are present.

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Natural Selection

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A trait that makes an organism better able to survive.

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Adaptation

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Variation

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Difference in form, function, or behavior

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Trait

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Distinguishing quality or characteristic

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Gene Pool

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Combination of all genes present in a reproducing population