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DarwinTheory
Term | Definition |
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fossil | preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past |
adaptation | a trait taht helps and organism survive and reproduce |
natural selection | a process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce |
variation | any difference between individuals of the same species |
homologous structures | similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor |
branching tree | is a diagram that shows how scientist think diffeent groups of organism are related |
extinct | disappearance of all members of a species |
evolution | the gradual change in a species over time |
species | a group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate and produce offspring that can mate and reproduce |