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Biology Chap. 1-2
Basic terms for Honors Biology, Grade 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The term biologists use for the major subdivisions in the arrangement of all organisms | Domains |
| Alternative system of grouping organisms. Consists of six major categories | Kingdoms |
| The branch of biology that studies organisms interacting with each other in the wild | Ecology |
| Communities of living species and their physical environment | Ecosystem |
| The process in which the inherited characteristics within populations change over generations, causing genetically distinct and entirely new species can form | Evolution |
| Based on the theory of evolution, organisms that have certain favorable traits are better able to survive and reproduce successfully other than organisms that lack these traits | Natural Selection |
| Traits that improve an individual's ability to survive and reproduce | Adaptation |