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Evolution vocab 1

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What is Evolution? The process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise
What is Natural Selection? The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do; a theory to explain the mechanism of evolution
What is an Adaptation? A characteristic that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment
Who was Charles Darwin? A British naturalist who made observations on a voyage and developed a theory on how species change over time called evolution by natural selection
What is Variation? Any difference between organisms or groups of organisms of any species caused either by genetic differences or environmental factors
What is a Species? A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring
What is DNA? Deoxyribonucleic Acid. A molecule that is present in all living cells and that contains the information that determines the traits that a living thing inherits and needs to live
What does it mean to be fit OR to have fitness? A measurement of the ability of a species to respond to the pressures of natural selection; the ability of individuals to survive to propagate their genes
What does it mean to be Heritable? Capable of being passed from one generation to the next
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