evolution - The process by which different kinds of living organism have developed over time., adaptation - The process of change where an organism becomes better suited to its environment., natural selection - The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring., offspring - The young creation of living organisms., inheritance - The passing of genetic information from parent to child through the genes., characteristic - A distinguishing quality, trait or feature of an individual, thing, disorder, etc., variation - Any difference between the individuals in a species or group of organisms of any species., advantageous - __________ traits. These traits make an organism more likely to survive and reproduce in its environment., disadvantageous - __________ traits. These traits make an organism less likely to survive and reproduce in its environment., organism - An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form., environment - The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates., primates - Biological order that comprises proimans, monkeys, apes, humans., species - A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes., extinction - The fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants dying out completely., endangered - Specifically at risk of extinction., Charles Darwin - A scientist who developed the theory of evolution., Fossil - The remains or shape of an animal, plant or insect left behind in a rock. They are many thousands of years old.,

Evolution and Inheritance

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