Evolution & Change
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| evolution | change over time
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| population | a group of the same species that live in the same place at the same time
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| species | a group of organisms that can interbreed with each other
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| variations | differences among individuals within a population or species
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| mutation | change in the DNA sequence that creates more variation in a population
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| trait | characteristic of an organism
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| heritable | something that can be passed on to offspring
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| adaptation | trait that improves and organism's chance to survive and reproduce
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| fitness | measure of an organism's ability to survive and reproduce
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| speciation | the formation of a new species due to separation of a population into two groups that can no longer reproduce
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| niche | role and position a species has in its environment; the job of an organism
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| fossil | the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
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| comparative anatomy | the study of similarities and differences in the body structure of different species.
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| natural selection | the process where organisms that are better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring
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| artificial selection | when humans selectively breed organisms to produce offspring with more desirable traits
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| homologous | the same or similar
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| resistance | the ability not to be affected by something; immune
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| camouflage | The hiding of something as a result of its appearance
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| gene pool | Combined genetic information of all the members of a particular population.
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