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4.1 Evolution Vocabulary

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Total cards: 8•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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Preserved remains of organisms that lived in the past

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Fossils

#2
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The “picture” scientist form based on discovered fossils and what we have learned from them

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Fossil Records

#3
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Traits that allow an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment

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Adaptation

#4
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Theory that all living organisms came from earlier forms of life

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Evolution

#5
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A relatively quick evolutionary change to a population in a small area

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Microevolution

#6
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An evolutionary change over a long period of time due to a major environmental change

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Macroevolution

#7
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How organisms that develop beneficial traits allow them to survive and reproduce above others

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Natural Selection

#8
Front (Question)

The irreversible (through natural means) loss of a species.

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Extinction