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Ch 1 Sec 2
Vacab Chapter 1 Section 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| domain | in a modern taxonomic system, the broadest category that cantains kingdoms. |
| kingdom | in a traditional taxonomic system, the highest taxonomic category which contains a group of similar phyla. |
| ecology | the study of the interactions between organisms and the other living and nonliving components of their environment. |
| ecosystem | a community of oranisms and their abiotic environment. |
| evolution | a heritable change in the characteristics within a population from one generation to the next; the development of new types of organism from preexisting types of organisms over time. |
| 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 | the process of becoming adapted to an environment; an anatomical, physiological, or vehavioral trait that improves an organism's ability to survive and reproduce. |