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pg.166 Evolution:cess in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species somtimes arise P.168 Fossil: the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock Fossil record: a hystorical sequence of life indicated by fossils found in layers of the Earth's crust P.176 Trait: a geneically determined characertistic Selectively breeding: the human practice of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired traits P.178 Natural selection: the process by which indivduals that are better adapted to their enviroment survie and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted indivduals P.182 Relative dating: any method of determing wheather an event or object is older or younger than other events or objects Absolute dating: any method of measuring the age of an object or event in years P.174 Charles Darwin: was a naturlist who went on a 5 year boat ride discoverying new lands and species P.197 Extinct:describes a speciess that has died out compeltly P.207 Homonids: a type of primate characterzied by bipedalism,relatively longer lower limbs, and look of tail media type="custom" key="15540560" align="center"

BIBLIOGRAPHY: [] [] [] [] bitanica photo library text book pages. 166-210 evolution notes