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Ch 10 Evolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adaptation | a characteristic or behavior that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment |
| Species | a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring |
| Evolution | Change over time: change over generations such that new species sometimes arise |
| Fossil Record | the history of life in the geologic past as indicated by the traces or remains of living things |
| Trait | a genetically determined characteristic |
| Selective Breeding | the human practice of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired traits |
| Natural Selection | the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce |
| Speciation | the formation of new species as a result of evolution |
| Extinct | describes a species that has died out completely |
| Variation | Any difference between individuals of the same species |