Science Vocab for 2/17/16 Test

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Science vocab for our test on chapter 10! 2/17/16
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a characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment
Antworten
  • evolution
  • adaptation
  • trait

Frage 2

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a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring
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  • fossil
  • population
  • species

Frage 3

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the process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise
Antworten
  • evolution
  • population
  • speciation

Frage 4

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the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock
Antworten
  • trait
  • species
  • fossil

Frage 5

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the history of life in the geologic past as indicated by the traces or remains of living things
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  • geologic timescale
  • fossil record
  • fossil

Frage 6

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the human practice of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired traits
Antworten
  • selective breeding
  • reproduction
  • natural selection

Frage 7

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a genetically determined characteristic
Antworten
  • trait
  • gene
  • DNA

Frage 8

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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
Antworten
  • reproduction
  • selective breeding
  • natural selection

Frage 9

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the formation of new species as a result of evolution
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  • extinction
  • speciation
  • evolution

Frage 10

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describes a species that has died out completely
Antworten
  • extinct
  • speciation
  • evolution
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