| A | B |
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| competition | occurs when several organisms struggle to acquire limited resources |
| trait | inherited characteristic of an organism |
| acquired trait | characteristic an orgnism develops during its lifetime |
| variation | natural differences in traits within species |
| evolution | process by which population changes over time |
| natural selection | the process by which organims that inherit advantageous (beneficial) traiyts tend to reproduce more successfully than other organisms do |
| adaptation | an inherited trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment |
| evolve | grow |
| adapt | to change as necessary |
| acquire | to gain |
| compete | to participate in a game; |
