The Evolution of Living Things
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| Adaptation | A characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
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| Species | A group of organisms that can mate with one another to produce fertile offsprings
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| Evolution | The process by which population change over time
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| Fossil | The solidified remains or imprints of once living organisms
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| Fossil record | Historical sequence of life
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| Vestigial structure | Remnants of once useful structures
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| Trait | Distinguishing qualities that can be passed from one generation to another
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| Selective breeding | Breeding of organisms that have a certain desired trait
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| Natural selection | The process of which organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce at a higher rate than organisms without favorable traits
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| Mutation | A change in the order of the bases in an organisms DNA; deletion, insertion, or substitution
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| Generation time | The period between the birth of one generation and the birth of the next generation
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| Speciation | The process by which 2 populations of the same species become so different that they can no longer interbreed
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