8.1 Early Study of Evolution Vocabulary

A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce.

• Species

• Domain

• Adaptation

• Genus

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.

• Species

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.

• Adaptation

• Species

• Evolution

• Fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

An inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

• Fossil

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Scientific Theory

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results.

• Scientific Theory

• Adaptation

• Hypothesis

• Evolution

To develop an evidence-based idea that can be tested by experimentation or investigation.

• Function

• Synthesize

• Scientific Theory

• Hypothesize

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4