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| process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species |
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| adaptations - __x__ that nature or the environment determines helpful. (camouflage, mimicry, and specialized structures) |
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| individuals of a species produce more offspring that can survive |
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| individuals of a species have differing traits or adaptations |
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| individuals of a species compete for limiting factors such as food |
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| individuals with helpful adaptations win the competition |
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| individuals with helpful adaptations reproduce, passing on the adaptations to offspring |
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| over many generations, traits that are helpful for survival ___x___ within the population and traits that are harmful for survival ___x___ within the population |
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| short or long-term environmental changes can affect the survival of species. Traits that were once helpful can become ___x___ to survival |
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| species that are unable to adapt to changes in their environment can become... |
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| few surviving members of a species |
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| no surviving members of a species |
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| The #1 cause of extinction is... |
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the process of intentionally mating plants or animals to produce or eliminate particular traits
*sometimes humans can help the survival of a species through.... |
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| another name fo selective breeding |
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| a key that uses a series of two different traits to identify a species |
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