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the process by which species have
changed over time |
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a collection of fossils used to represent
Earth’s history |
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the process by which the organisms
that are best adapted to a specific
environment survive and produce more
offspring that organisms that are not as well adapted |
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the potential for a species to increase
its numbers beyond the area’s carrying
capacity |
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the normal differences found among
offspring |
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| any trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce under a given set of environmental conditions |
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| any alteration in the sequence of DNA |
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the disappearance of all members of a
species from earth |
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