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Chaper 1.2
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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domain | the broadest category; the category that contains kingdoms. |
kingdom | the highest taxonomic category, which contains a group of similar phyla. |
ecology | the branch of biology that studies organisms interacting with each other and with the environment. |
ecosystem | communities of living species and their physical environment. |
evolution | the process in which the inherited characteristics within populations change over generations. |
natural selection | the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do; a theory to explain the mechanism of evolution. |
adaptation | traits that improve an individual's ability to survive and reproduce. |