Natural Selection and Adaptation

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Who created the theory of evolution?

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Charles Darwin

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All living organisms come from earlier forms of life.

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evolution

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occurs when organisms are better adapted to their environment and more likely to survive

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natural selection

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Location where Darwin observed some animals that differed from one another.

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Galapagos Islands

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Organisms evolve to allow them to live in their environment.

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Adaptations

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a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals

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species

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Features passed from one generation to the next

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Inherited traits

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traits developed over a lifetime

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acquired traits

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Is the trait 'EYE COLOR' inherited or acquired?

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inherited traits

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Is the trait 'STRONG MUSCLES' inherited or acquired?

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acquired traits