Evolution
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| Evolution | The gradual change in a species over time
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| Charles Darwin | The "Father of Evolution" that studied finches in the Galapagos Islands and noticed the adaptations of animals compared to the mainland.
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| Species | a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring
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| Adaptation | A trait that has changed to help an organism survive and reproduce
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| Mimicry | Some organisms adapt by looking like other organisms.
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| Camouflage | Some organisms blend in with their surroundings that makes it difficult to see them.
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| Natural Selection | The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.
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| Overproduction | Organisms produce more offspring than the environment can support because many of the offspring will die before maturing.
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| Variation | Organisms of the SAME species are very similar but they do have individual differences among their traits
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| Competition | Overproduction leads to struggle for food, water and other necessities.
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| Extinction | When a species dies out
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| Sedimentary rock | Rock that is formed in layers and where you find most fossils
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| Half life | The time it takes for half of a radioactive substance to decay
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| Relative/Carbon/Absolute dating | A method that measures the actual age of fossils
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| Homologous structures | Similar structures in related species that have different functions
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| Branching tree diagram | A diagram showing how scientists think groups of organisms are related
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