Evolution & Natural Selection

A relative who lived in the past.

• Charles Darwin
• Speciation
• Ancestor
• Descendant

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

An original species from which all other species evolved.

• Fossil
• Natural Selection
• Descendant
• Common Ancestor

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Change in a kind of organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.

• Extinction
• Genetic variation
• Natural Resources
• Evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals

• Generation Time
• Fossil Record
• Extinct
• Speciation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms.

• Natural Selection
• Fossil
• Adaptation
• Derived trait

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The information provided by fossils about the Earth's history.

• Fossil Record
• Extinction
• Evolution
• Genetic Variation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A trait passed from parent to offspring through DNA.

• Natural Resources
• Survival of the Fittest
• Genetic variation
• Genetic trait

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest.

• Extinction
• Speciation
• Natural Selection
• Artificial Selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Formation of new species.

• Speciation
• Trait
• Fossil record
• Ancestor

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.

• Fossils
• Species
• Descendants
• Evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4