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| The idea that explains the change in species over time |
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| Concept that has been tested and confirmed in many different ways and can be used by scientists to make predictions about the natural world |
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| Collection of fossils that provides clues to the history of Earth's organism |
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| The billions of years of Earth's history |
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| The process of evolution controlled by "nature" rather than people |
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| The potential for a species to increase its numbers |
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| Adaptive Value (Adaptation) |
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| Any trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce under a given set of environmental conditions |
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| A change in the base sequence of a DNA molecule |
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| The disappearance of an entire species |
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