Evolution
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| An _______ is a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment. | Adaptation
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| ________________ is the gradual change in a species over time. | Evolution
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| What do you call the process by which individuals who are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce? | Natural Selection
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| Differences in characteristics among organisms are referred to as _________. | Variations
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| The process of selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation in known as______. | Selective Breeding
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| What do you call the struggle between organisms for limited resources in a habitat? | Competition
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| When a species of organisms produces far more organisms than can possibly survive it is known as__________ | Overproduction
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| What do you call a characteristic that can be passed from parent to offspring through genes? | Trait
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| What is the phrase that scientists use to describe when organisms compete for food, water, shelter, and space and only some of the organisms survive to adulthood? | Survival of the Fittest
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| When an organism's physical appearance allows them to blend in with their background this is known as _________. | Camouflage
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| A ____________ is a change in a gene or a chromosome. | Mutation
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| What do you call a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring? | Species
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| _____________ is when an organism has a physical trait that imitates another organism and gives the organism an advantage. | Mimicry
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| a difference that is more likely to be inherited | Helpful Variation
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| a difference that is less likely to be inherited | Harmful Variation
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