This is the process by which organisms change gradually over time to form new or different species.
Evolution
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A trait or characteristic that increases an organism's ability to survive, and therefore reproduce
adaptation
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Name this process: over many generations, a species will adapt to its environment because the animals with the most successful variation are more likely to survive and pass genes.
ADAPTATION
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A random change in DNA is called a __________.
mutation
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What is selective breeding?
When humans choose members of a species to breed for specific traits.
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Humans and chimpanzees share a common __________.
ancestor
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A group of organisms that are similar to each other and can successful make fertile offspring.
species
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Who is the "father of evolution"?
Charles Darwin
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How do adaptations occur?
through random mutations
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What is a gene?
short sections of DNA that code for a characteristc