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PMS Evolution Unit - A & A

fossil, fossil record, natural and artificial selection, adaptation, mutation, evolution, competition, inherited trait, acquired trait, extinction
AB
natural selectionthe process by which organisms that inherit advantageous traits tend to reproduce more successfully than other organisms do
artificial selectionthe practice by which humans select plants or animals for breeding based on desired traits
adaptationan inherited trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
mutationa change in genetic material
evolutionthe process by which populations of organisms change over time
competitionan inherited trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its enviornment
inherited traita characteristic passed down from generation to generation through an organism's genes
acquired traita characteristic that an organism develops during its lifetime and cannot be passed down to the next generation
extinctionoccurs when all members of a species have died
fossilremains or imprints of once living organisms
fossil recordprovides evidence about the order in which species have changed over time


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