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Bio Ch.1 Sec. 2
credit to the modern biology book
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| domain | in modern taxonomic system, the broadest category; the category that contains kingdoms |
| ecology | the study of interactions between organisms and the other living and nonliving components of their envoirnment |
| evolution | the process in which the inherited characteristics within populations change over generations, such that the genetically distinct populations and new species can develop |
| adaptations | traits that improve an individual's ability to survive and reproduce |
| natural selection | organisms that have certain favorable traits are better able to survive and reproduce successfully than organisms that lack this trait |
| kingdoms | in a traditional taxonomic system, the highest taxonomic category, which contains a group of similar phyla |
| ecosystems | communities of living species and their physical environments |