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| the remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geological process |
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| a characteristic that improves an individuals ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment. |
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| a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce offspring. |
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| the process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise. |
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| a historical sequence of life indicated by fossils found in layers of the earths crust. |
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| a genetically determined characteristic. |
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| the human practice of breeding animals or plants that have a certain desire characteristics. |
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| the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals. |
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| the period between the birth of one generation and the birth of the next generation. |
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| the formation of new species as a result of evolution. |
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