Evolution and Natural Selection

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evolution

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A change in a species over time

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adaptation

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Characteristic(s) that increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment

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Diversity of Life

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Study of the variety of living organisms on Earth

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Traits

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Characteristics or features of an organism

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Environment

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The surroundings or conditions in which an organism lives

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Gene pool

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Combined genetic information of all the members of a particular population

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Mutation

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a change in the DNA of an organism that can be inherited by its offspringa change in the DNA of an organism that can be inherited by its offspring

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cladogram

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Helps understand evolutionary history and relationships

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Phylogeny

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Study of evolutionary relationships among groups of organisms.

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Trait

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A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.