- Evolution: The process by which different kinds of living organisms are believed to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
- Natural Selection: The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
- Adaptation: A trait that enhances an organism's survival and reproductive success in its environment.
- Variety: The differences in traits among individuals within a population.
- Overproduction: The production of more offspring than can survive, leading to competition for resources.
- Competition: The struggle between organisms or species to obtain limited resources such as food, water, and territory.
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