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Evolution
Question | Answer |
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When species change over time due to favorable traits being selected by the environment. | Evolution |
Theory proposed by Charles Darwin that states that nature selects organisms with favorable trait that then live to reproduce. Favorable traits increase in frequency. | Natural Selection |
Overproduction, Competition, Variation, Selection and Reproduction | 4 Steps of Natural Selection |
Any change in DNA | Mutation |
A diagram that illustrates the change of species over time. The very bottom is the common ancestor. Lines that do not reach the top represent species that are extinct. Branches drawn close to one and other are more closely related. | Evolutionary Tree |