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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| in a modern taxonomic system, the broadest category; the category that contains kingdoms | domain |
| in a traditional taxonomic system, the highest taxonomic category, which contains a group of similar phyla | kingdom |
| the study of the interactions between organisms and the other living and nonliving components of their environment | ecology |
| a community of organisms and their abiotic environment | ecosystem |
| a heritable change in the characteristics within a population from one generation to the next; the development of new types of organisms from preexisting types of organisms over time | evolution |
| 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 | natural selection |
| the process of becoming adapted to an environment; an anatomical, physiological, or behavioral trait that improves an organism's ability to survive and reproduce | adaptation |