MMS Evolution
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| evolution | how species have changed over time - new species have descended from earlier species but have changed over long periods of time
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| natural selection | when species with certain traits are better able to survive and pass on their genes (have babies) because they are better adapted for survival (often called survival of the fittest)
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| adaptation | A trait that is inherited and increases an organisms change of survival (these can come from random mutations)
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| endangered | a species that is in danger of becoming extinct because of decreasing population
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| extinct | when the last organism of a species dies off
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| fossil | part of an organism or an impression of an organism that lived in the past
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| Charles Darwin | made observations about how species change and came up with the idea of natural selection
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| observation | information taken in from the 5 senses such as color, texture, or size
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| Mutations | random changes in DNA that can then be passed on to offspring
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| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid - passed from parents to offspring as genes
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| inference | a prediction or guess based on observations
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