Natural Selection - Chit V
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Flashcards covering key concepts and vocabulary related to natural selection.
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Population
A group of organisms living in the same area.
Trait
A specific characteristic of an individual organism.
Natural Selection
The process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations.
Adaptive Traits
Characteristics that enhance the survival and reproduction of organisms within their environment.
Generation
A group of individuals born and living at the same time.
Distribution of Traits
The variety and frequency of different traits present in a population.
Variation
Any difference in traits among individuals in a population.
Gene
An instruction for making a protein molecule.
Protein Molecule
A type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms.
environment
everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
