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Sci - LS 13
Adaptation and Evolution
Term | Definition |
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Adaptation | A CHARACTERISTIC that helps an organism SURVIVE and REPRODUCE |
Structural Adaptation | How an organism is FORMED or SHAPED that helps it SURVIVE and REPRODUCE |
Behavioral Adaptation | How an organism ACTS or WHAT IT DOES that helps it SURVIVE and REPRODUCE |
Variations | DIFFERENCES between individuals of the SAME SPECIES |
Mutation | A CHANGE or MISTAKE in DNA |
Natural Selection | Organisms with more helpful adaptations will SURVIVE and REPRODUCE MORE than other organisms. |
Evolution | CHANGES in a species OVER TIME |