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Science: Chapter 4-1
What is evolution?
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6th Grade
03/29/2008

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Term

What is a group of organisms that

look alike and can reproduce

among themselves?

Definition

a species

 

Term

What is the process by which

species change over time?

Definition

evolution

(e/vo/lu/tion)

Term
What is a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?
Definition

adaptation

(a/dap/ta/tion)

Term
What is a sudden change in a gene?
Definition

mutation

(mu/ta/tion)

Term
Most scientists believe that new species evolve from ___.
Definition

older species - as a result of gradual change, or evolution.

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