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5.2 Part 1
natural selection
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Science
7th Grade
04/02/2011

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On The Origin of Species
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a book written by Charles Darwin that explains the theory of evolution by natural selection
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Charles Darwin
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(1809 – 1882) the English geologist and naturalist on board the HMS Beagle expedition
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natural selection
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organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment are most likely to survive to live long enough to reproduce, passing on genes their traits to the next generation, and only those organisms with those genes and traits will increase in number
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adapt
Definition
adjust to a changing environment
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