Natural Selection Vocabulary

A group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that reproduce

• species

• gene

• mutation

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A related organism from a previous generation

• species

• ancestor

• population

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A scientist who studies fossils.

• paleontologist

• geologist

• biologist

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The scientific theory explaining the appearance of new species and varieties through the action of various biological mechanisms

• evolution

• biology

• paleontologist

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A specific characteristic of an individual organism

• feature

• trait

• population

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Something in the environment that affects an individual’s chances of surviving

• biology

• mutation

• selection pressure

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An animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food

• prey

• predator

• omnivore

An animal that hunts and kills other animals for food

• prey

• predator

• herbivore

A group of the same type of organism living in the same area

• trait

• feature

• population

The process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations

• natural selection

• evolution

• selection pressure

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