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Darwin Nayanna
vocab about Charles Darwin
Question | Answer |
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species | a group of similar organisims that can mate with each other and produce fetile offspring |
fossil | preserved remains or traces of an organismis that lived in the past |
adaptation | a trait that helps an organisim survive and reproduce |
theory | a well tested concept that explains many observations |
overproduction | an effect caused by species producing moreoffspring that can survive |
variations | any diffrences in individuals of the same species |
competition | organismis completing for resources |
natrual selction | a process in which individuals with traits that help them survive in their enviorment are able to survive and reprouce |
charles darwin's theory | theory of evolution by natural selection |
charles darwin's famous book on evolution | on the origin of species |
selective breeding | choosing certain individuals of a species to breed in order in to get a particular trait passed on to the offspring |
naturalist | a person who observes living and non living things in the natrual world |
fertile | able to reproduce offspring |