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Evolution vocabulary.
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Biology
9th Grade
01/11/2010

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Term
artificial selection
Definition
selection by humans for breeding of useful traits from the natural variation among different organisms
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selective breeding
Definition
also called artificial selection
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struggle for existence
Definition
competition among members of a species for food, living space, and the other necessities of life
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fitness
Definition
ability of an organism to survive and and reproduce in its natural environment
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adaptation
Definition
inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival
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survival of the fittest
Definition
process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully
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natural selection
Definition
also called survival of the fittest
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descent with modification
Definition
principle that each living species has descended, with changes, from other species over time
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common descent
Definition
principle that all living things have a common ancestor
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homologous structures
Definition
structures that have different mature forms in different organisms but develop from the same embryonic tissues
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vestigial organs
Definition
organ that serves no useful function in an organism
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