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  1. inherit
    receive from a predecessor
    Many characteristics of a species are inherited when they pass from parent to offspring.
  2. characteristic
    typical or distinctive
    A species is a group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can reproduce among themselves to produce fertile offspring.
  3. offspring
    the immediate descendants of a person or organism
    A species is a group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can reproduce among themselves to produce fertile offspring.
  4. reproduce
    make a copy or equivalent of
    A species is a group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can reproduce among themselves to produce fertile offspring.
  5. inherited
    occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
    Many characteristics of a species are inherited when they pass from parent to offspring.
  6. evolution
    sequence of events involved in the development of a species
    Early Models of Evolution
    Millions of species of plants, animals, and other organisms live on Earth today.
  7. fertile
    capable of reproducing
    A species is a group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can reproduce among themselves to produce fertile offspring.
  8. species
    taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
    Early Models of Evolution
    Millions of species of plants, animals, and other organisms live on Earth today.
  9. produce
    bring forth or yield
    A species is a group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can reproduce among themselves to produce fertile offspring.
  10. hypothesis
    a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
  11. Darwin
    English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
  12. natural selection
    a process in which organisms evolve to adapt to environment
  13. variation
    the process of being or becoming different
  14. adaptation
    the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
  15. population
    the people who inhabit a territory or state
  16. acquired
    gotten through environmental forces
  17. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  18. trait
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  19. Galapagos Islands
    a group of islands in the Pacific off South America
  20. scientist
    a person with advanced knowledge of empirical fields
  21. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  22. explain
    make plain and comprehensible
  23. evolve
    undergo development
  24. develop
    progress or evolve through a process of natural growth
  25. survive
    continue in existence after
  26. punctuated equilibrium
    a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change
  27. generation
    group of genetically related organisms in a line of descent
  28. Lamarck
    French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)
  29. observation
    the act of taking a patient look
Created on Fri Jan 13 12:27:20 EST 2012 (updated Fri Jan 13 12:36:30 EST 2012)

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