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MMS Evolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| evolution | how species have changed over time - new species have descended from earlier species but have changed over long periods of time |
| natural selection | when species with certain traits are better able to survive and pass on their genes (have babies) because they are better adapted for survival (often called survival of the fittest) |
| adaptation | A trait that is inherited and increases an organisms change of survival (these can come from random mutations) |
| endangered | a species that is in danger of becoming extinct because of decreasing population |
| extinct | when the last organism of a species dies off |
| fossil | part of an organism or an impression of an organism that lived in the past |
| Charles Darwin | made observations about how species change and came up with the idea of natural selection |
| observation | information taken in from the 5 senses such as color, texture, or size |
| Mutations | random changes in DNA that can then be passed on to offspring |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid - passed from parents to offspring as genes |
| inference | a prediction or guess based on observations |
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