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Science Vocabulary (2/6/25)
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A process of gradual change that takes place over many generations, during which species of animals, plants, or insects slowly change some of their physical characteristics |
Evolution |
Earth's outer shell (lithosphere) is divided into several plates that glide over the Earth's rocky inner layer above the soft core (mantle) |
Theory of plate tectonics |
The process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change in order to survive |
Natural selection |
Primarily known as the architect of the theory of evolution by natural selection |
Charles Darwin |
The study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species; closely related to evolutionary biology |
Comparative anatomy |
A biological interaction in which one organism, the predator, kills, and eats another organism |
Predation |
Relationship in which both species are mutually benefited |
Mutualism |