The Evolution of Life​: Vocabulary

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a characteristic of an
trait organism

an inherited trait
adaptation evolved through natural
selection that makes a
population well suited to
living and reproducing
in its environment

the inherited changes

evolution that occur in a
population over time

the process through

natural which individuals in a
selection population with certain
inherited traits are more
likely to survive and
reproduce than
individuals with less
favorable traits in a
specific environment
 a group of individuals of
population the same species that
live and reproduce in
the same place

differences in the
genetic inherited traits of
variation different individuals