Vocab

Acquired trait: trait that organisms develop over a lifetime

Adaptation: Trait that enhances an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce in its environment

Inherited trait: Feature passed from one generation to the next

Natural Selection: Process by which organisms with traits that better enable them to adapt to their environment will tend to survive and reproduce in greater numbers, allowing these favorable traits to be passed on to the next generations

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