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species
a group of similar organisms what can mate with eachother and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
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evolution
change over time;process by which modern organisms have decended from ancient organisms
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fossil
the preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
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adaptation
an inherited or physical behavior that helps an organism survive and reproduce in the enviroment
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scientific theory
a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results
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mechanism
the natrual process by which something takes place
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natrual selection
the process by which organisms that are best adapted to their enviroment are most likely to survive and reproduce
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homologous structures
structures that are similar in different species and that have been inherited by common ancestors
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extinct
term used to describe a group of related organisms that has died out and has no living members
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endosymbiosis
a relationship in which one organism lives inside another organism cell
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fossil record
all the fossils that have been discovered and what scientists have learned from them
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coevolution
the process by which two species evolve in response to changes in eachother over time
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sextual selection
a type of natrual selection that acts on an organisms ability to get the best possible mate
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fitness
how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its enviroment
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