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Science Vocab #2 Test

Enter the letter for the matching Definition
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Convergent evolution
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Organism
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Branching tree diagram
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Eukaryote
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Prokaryote
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Species
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Evolution
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Genus
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Cell
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Multicellular
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Stimulus
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Sexual reproduction
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Shared derived characteristics
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Metabolism
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Asexual reproduction
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any organism that lacks a distinct nucleus and other organelles
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generates offspring that are genetically identical to a single parent.
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the process whereby distantly related organisms independently evolve similar traits to adapt to similar necessities
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the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection.
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a set of groups within groups, with the organisms at the bottom having the fewest shared characteristics and the ones at the top having the most.
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the production of new organisms by the combination of genetic information of two individuals of different sexes.
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a group of organisms that can reproduce with one another in nature and produce fertile offspring.
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anything that can trigger a physical or behavioral change.
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an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
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an organism composed of many cells, which are to varying degrees integrated and independent.
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the smallest unit that can live on its own and that makes up all living organisms and the tissues of the body
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A shared character is one that two lineages have in common.
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The chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism
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organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.
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a class of similar things, especially a group of animals or plants that includes several closely related species.
Type the Term that corresponds to the displayed Definition.
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an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.
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The series of changes which animal and vegetable organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of organization.
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an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients.
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a system of naming plants and animals in which each species is given a name consisting of two terms of which the first names the genus and the second the species itself.
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the membrane-enclosed organelle within a cell that contains the chromosomes.
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An action or movement due to the application of a stimulus.
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A unicellular organism is made of only one cell
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the idea that living organisms can spring into existence from non-living matter.
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a system of categorizing living things
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the science of naming, describing and classifying organisms

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