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Unit 6
Life over Time
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adaptation | an inherited trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment. |
| artificial selection | the practice by which humans select plants or animals for breeding based on desired traits. |
| common ancestor | the most recent species from which two different species have evolved. |
| embryology | the study of development. |
| evolution | the process by which populations change over time. |
| extinction | occurs when all members of a species dies. |
| fossil record | all of the fossils that have been discovered which provides evidence about the order in which species have existed through time. |
| fossils | the remains or imprints of once-living organisms. |
| mutation | a change in genetic material. |
| natural selection | the process by which organisms that inherit advantageous traits tend to reproduce more successfully than other organisms do. |
| population | all of he individuals of a species that live in an area at the same time. |
| species | a group of closely related organisms that can mate to produce fertile offspring. |
| variations | naturally occurring differences within traits. |