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| Charles Darwin | The scientist who developed the Theory of Natural Selection.
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| Environment | The surrounding conditions in which an organism develops.
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| Evolution | A gradual process in which species change into different and often more complex forms.
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| Generation | A term used to describe the descendants of a pair of individuals. For example, the first generation is their children and the second generation is their grandchildren.
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| Natural Selection | The process whereby organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce to pass on their favourable characteristics (alleles).
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| Survival of the Fittest | The characteristic (allele) that gives the most chance of survival and allows the organism to survive better than other organisms without the characteristic.
Variation
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| Variation | This describes the differences shown in a group of organisms. For example, fur colour or flower colour.
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