Chapter 16.3 Flashcards
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adaptation
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Body parts or structures or physiological function, behavior
2
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struggle for existence
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Members of population must complete to obtain food, living space and limited necessities of life
3
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fitness
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How well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment
4
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survival of the fittest
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Individual with adaptations that are well suited to their environment can survive and reproduce
5
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natural selection
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Organism that are most suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully
6
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common descent
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