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Evolution vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| evolution | a process of change in a population through genetic variation over time |
| extinct | no longer living |
| fossil | the preserved remains or evidence of an organism |
| natural selection | a process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce |
| population | a group of organisms of the same species that live in an area |
| species | a group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring that can mate |