Evolution - A change in the heritable characteristics of a species over time, Natural selection - The best adapted individuals survive, reproduce and pass genes to their offspring, Inheritance of acquired characteristics - A characteristic an individual develops in their lifetime is passed on to their offspring, Variation - Differences in the characteristics within a species, Charles Darwin - English scientist who developed the theory of evolution through natural selection, Competition - Process that occurs between individuals of a species for a limited resource such as food, Offspring - The young of a species, Species - Organisms with similar characteristics that can breed to produce fertile offspring, Fossils - The preserved remains of organisms that died millions of years ago, Gene - Short section of DNA that controls a characteristic,

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