any trait that can be passed on to subsequent generations that increases the organism's ability to survive in its environment and reproduce

a large-scale dying off of a vast number of species in relatively short geological time

a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring

the ability of an organism to survive and produce offspring in an environment

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B- Unit 7 Lesson 16

Effects of Change

Term	Definition
adaptation	any trait that can be passed on to subsequent generations that increases the organism's ability to survive in its environment and reproduce
mass extinction	a large-scale dying off of a vast number of species in relatively short geological time
species	a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
fitness	the ability of an organism to survive and produce offspring in an environment