how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment

• fossil

• fitness

• inherited trait

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A characteristic encoded in DNA and passed from parents to their offspring

• heterozygous

• fitness

• inherited trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

change in a DNA sequence that affects genetic information

• mutation

• fitness

• transformation

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations

• fitness

• natural selection

• evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring

• population

• crowd

• species

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

body part that is similar in function as a body part of another organism but is structurally different

• analogous structure

• homologous structure

• vestigial structure

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

study of the distribution of organisms around the world

• herpetology

• biogeography

• evolution

the gradual change in a species over time

• natural selection

• evolution

• adaptation

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival

• adaptation

• evolution

• fitness

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

difference, variety; a condition of having many different types or forms

• homologous

• vestigial

• diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2