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| a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring |
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| the preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past |
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| a trait that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce |
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| the process of change over time |
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| a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations |
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| the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive |
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| any difference between individuals of the same species |
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| similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor |
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| involves small changes that add up to major changes over a long period of time |
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| involves species evolving during short periods of rapid change followed by periods of not much change |
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