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Evolution Vocab

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

EVOLUTION

SCIENTIFIC THEORY THAT POPULATIONS CHANGE OVER TIME
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POPULATION

GROUP OF ORGANISMS OF THE SAME SPECIES, LIVE IN SAME AREA, SAME TIME

TRAIT

DISTINGUISHING QUALITY, CAN BE PASSED FROM GENERATIONS
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ADAPTATION

TRAIT THAT HELPS ORGANISM SURVIVE IN ENVIRONMENT
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MUTATION

CHANGE IN ORGANISMS DNA, CHANGES THEIR TRAITS, POSSIBLE ADAPTION
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SPECIES

SPECIFIC GROUP OF ORGANISMS THAT PRODUCE FERTILE OFFSPRING
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EXTINCTION

A SPECIES DIES OFF
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SELECTIVE BREEDING

HUMANS BREED FOR DESIRED TRAITS
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NATURAL SELECTION

ORGANISMS WITH BEST TRAITS WILL SURVIVE, HAVE OFFSPRING, PASS TO NEXT GENERATION
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GENETIC VARIATION

SLIGHT DIFFERENCES IN TRAITS IN SPECIES, VARIATION IN POPULATION
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OVERPRODUCTION

LIVING THINGS REPRODUCE MORE THAN WILL SURVIVE

SUCCESSFUL REPRODUCTION

MOST FIT ORGANISM SURVIVES, REPRODUCES, PASSES ON DNA
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STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE

COMPETITION BETWEEN ANIMALS, NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES FOR ALL, PREDATOR VS PREY
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CLADOGRAM

TOOL USED TO SHOW EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ORGANISMS
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