Natural Selection Vocab Take 2

Master natural selection vocabulary! Match terms like species, evolution, and adaptation to their definitions.

Matching. Match the vocab word to the definition. Species a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce Evolution change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms Fossil the preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past Matching 2 Match the vocabulary word to the definition Adaptation an inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment Scientific Theory a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results Mechanism the natural process by which something takes place Matching Match the vocabulary word to the definition. Natural Selection the process by which organisms that are best adapted to their environment are most likely to survive and reproduce Competition the struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resources in the same place at the same time Fitness how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment Coevolution the process by which two species evolve in response to changes in each other over time