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The processs by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most specifically; also called Survival of the Fittest. |
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| The selection by humans for breeding of useful traits from the natural variation among different organisms. (pg 379) |
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| The competition among members of a species for food,living space, and ther other necessities of life (pg. 380) |
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| The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in it's environment. (pg 380) |
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| The inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival (p. 380) |
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| The process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called natural selection. (pg 381) |
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| The process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fitteste. (pg 381) |
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| descent with modification |
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| The principle that each living species has descended, with changes, from other species over time (pg. 381) |
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| The principle that all living things have a common ancestor (pg 382) |
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| Structures that have different mature forms in differtent organisms but develop from the same embryonic tissues. (pg 384) |
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An organ that serves no useful function in an organism (pg 385)
example: in humans: appendix and male nipples |
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