a characteristic that
improves an individual's
ability to survive and
reproduce in a particular
environment
Answer
evolution
adaptation
trait
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a group of organisms
that are closely related
and can mate to produce
fertile offspring
Answer
fossil
population
species
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the process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise
Answer
evolution
population
speciation
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the trace or remains of
an organism that lived
long ago, most
commonly preserved in
sedimentary rock
Answer
trait
species
fossil
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the history of life in the
geologic past as
indicated by the traces
or remains of living
things
Answer
geologic timescale
fossil record
fossil
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the human practice of
breeding animals or
plants that have certain
desired traits
Answer
selective breeding
reproduction
natural selection
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a genetically determined characteristic
Answer
trait
gene
DNA
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the process by which individuals
that are better adapted to their
environment survive and reproduce
more successfully than less well
adapted individuals do; a theory to
explain the mechanism of evolution
Answer
reproduction
selective breeding
natural selection
Question 9
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the formation of new
species as a result of
evolution