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Ch 15 Sec 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Evolution | a heritable change in the characteristics within a population from one generation to the next; the development of new types of organisms from preexisting types of organisms over time |
| Strata | layers of rock (singular, stratum) |
| 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 |
| Adaptation | the process of becoming adapted to an environment; an anatomical, physiological, or behavioral change that improves a population's ability to survive |
| Fitness | 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 |