Evolution Vocab

The process by which an organism changes over time

This is a group of organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time.

This is a special quality or appearance that makes an individual or group different from others.

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This is a successive group of individuals who pass on their inherited traits to the offspring.

Characteristics or attributes expressed by genes and/or influenced by the environment.

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Characteristics or attributes expressed by genes and/or influenced by the environment.

This is a measure of the likelihood of a statement or a theoretical expectation occurring.

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This is the complete disappearance of a species.

This is the collection of fossils and their placement in chronological order.

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The variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and can encompass the evolutionary, ecological, and cultural processes that sustain life.