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8th grade STEMscopes CA Segment 3 Scope 5
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Adaptation | A process by which a population becomes better suited to its environment by increasing the frequencies of alleles that provide benefits to survival and reproduction |
Favorable Trait | A trait that is beneficial to an organism and will likely be chosen by natural selection |
Generation | Organisms of the same species that are at the same level of descent from a common ancestor; a parent is a member of one generation, and its offspring are members of the next generation |
Genetic Variation | The variety of gene combinations that exist within a population |
Natural Selection | Process by which organisms with favorable traits produce more successful offspring than organisms with less-favorable traits, causing the favorable traits to become more common in the population |
Population | A group of interacting individuals of the same species located in the same area |
Species | A group of organisms with similar characteristics that are able to interbreed or exchange genetic material |
Trait | A characteristic of an organism; can be genetic or acquired |