Evolution Word Scramble
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Adaptation | Inherited trait that IMPROVES the organism's chance for SURVIVAL |
Antibiotic Resistance | When a bacteria and thus its offspring acquires a genetic mutation, either spontaneously or by gene transfer, causing it to be unaffected by certain antibiotics |
Competition | Organisms fighting for the same resources |
Evolution | Gradual changes of a species OVER TIME |
Extinction | When ALL MEMBERS of a species have died |
Fossil | Any trace or remains of an organism that is naturally preserved |
Mutation | Any change in DNA |
Natural Selection | When organisms with FAVORABLE TRAITS SURVIVE and and produce more offspring |
Niche | The ROLE an organism plays in an ecosystem |
Overproduction | When organisms create more offspring than their environment can support |
Recombination | A REARRANGEMENT of genes during MEIOSIS |
Species | A group of structurally similar organisms that can MATE and produce FERTILE offspring, it is the smallest group of classification |
Variation | Characteristics of an organism that differs from members of the same species |
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