vocabulary practice
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Theory | well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
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| Evolution | the gradual change in a species over time
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| Advantageous Trait | a trait that gives a species an advantage or benefit- something helpful
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| Adaptation | inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival
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| Charles Darwin | Developed the Theory of Evolution which is now the cornerstone of Biology.
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| Diversity | difference, variety; a condition of having many different types or forms
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| mimicry | imitation, a defense in which one organism resembles another that is dangerous or poisonous
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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 than other members of the same species. Unfavorable characteristics become less common.
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| species | a group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
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| mass extinction | when many types of living things become extinct at the same time
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| food chain | a chain of organisms in which each link feeds on the one ahead and is eaten by the one behind
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