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Natural Selection Vocabulary
8 vocabulary words for Natural Selection
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6th Grade
05/21/2013

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Natural Selection
Definition
a “weeding out” process that favors the fittest and best-adapted form of an organism; Nicknamed “survival of the fittest”
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Fossil
Definition
the remains of a living thing that have been preserved over time
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Mutation
Definition
a change in a cell’s genetic material
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Evolution
Definition
a theory that explains the origin and development of species on earth; the process of speciation; a gradual change in a group of living things
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Genetic Variation
Definition
genetic diversity in a population; natural differences between living things
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Speciation
Definition
the development of a new species from an existing species
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Extinction
Definition
the permanent disappearance of a species
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Darwinism
Definition
a theory of evolution by natural selection put forward by Charles Darwin
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