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Biology Chap. 1-2
Basic terms for Honors Biology, Grade 9
Question | Answer |
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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 |