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Evelution
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8th Grade
12/07/2009

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Fossils
Definition
the solidfied remains or imprints of one living organisms are found in these layers
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speciation
Definition
the process by which two populations of the same species become so different that they can no longer interbreed
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generation time
Definition
the period between the birth of one generation and the birth of the next generation
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species
Definition
group of organisms that can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring
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natural selection
Definition
the process in which organisms with faverable traits survive and reproduce@ a higher rate than organisms without faverable trait.
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vestigial structures
Definition
the remnant of a once usful anatomical structure.
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adaptation
Definition
characteristic that helps a organism survive and reproduce in its environment
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fossil record
Definition
historical sequence of life. (produces evidence about orderin which evelutionary changes have occured.
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trait
Definition
a distinguesting quality that can be passed from generation to another.
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Evelution
Definition
the process by which populations accomulate inerited changes over time
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mutation
Definition
changes in a gene
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selective breeding
Definition
the breeding of organisms that have a certain desired trait
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