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Change Over Time/Evo
Adaptations/Change Over Time
Question | Answer |
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What is adaptation? | a hereditary characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment |
What is species? | the most specific of the seven levels of classification; characterized by a group of organisms that can mate with one another and produce fertile offspring |
What is trait? | distinguishing qualities that can be passed from one generation to another |
What is selective breeding? | breeding of organisms that have a certain desired trait |
What is natural selection? | the process by with organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce at higher rate than organisms without the favorable trait |
What is mutation? | a change in the order of bases in an organism's DNA; deletion, insertion, or substitution |