Evolution & Natural Selection

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What is the process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully?

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Natural Selection.

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What is a characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment?

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Adaptation.

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What do we call a relative who lived in the past?

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Ancestor.

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What term describes the information provided by fossils about the Earth's history?

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Fossil Record.

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What is the term for one who is descended lineally from another, such as a child or grandchild?

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Descendant.

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What is the term for the gradual change in species over time?

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Evolution.

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What is the term for a trait that has evolved through natural selection?

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Adaptation.

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What do we call the variety of different traits within a species?

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Genetic Variation.

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What is the term for the extinction of a species when it no longer exists?

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Extinction.

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Who is known as the father of evolution?

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Charles Darwin.