natrual selection vocab

a group of similar organisms what can mate with eachother and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce

change over time;process by which modern organisms have decended from ancient organisms

the preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past

an inherited or physical behavior that helps an organism survive and reproduce in the enviroment

a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results

the natrual process by which something takes place

the process by which organisms that are best adapted to their enviroment are most likely to survive and reproduce

structures that are similar in different species and that have been inherited by common ancestors

term used to describe a group of related organisms that has died out and has no living members

a relationship in which one organism lives inside another organism cell

all the fossils that have been discovered and what scientists have learned from them

the process by which two species evolve in response to changes in eachother over time

a type of natrual selection that acts on an organisms ability to get the best possible mate

how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its enviroment