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Chapter 7The Evolution of Living Things
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A hereditary characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
A hereditary characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
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Adaptation
A hereditary characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its
environment
A hereditary characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its
environment
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The most specific of the seven levels of classification; characterized by a group of organisms that can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring
The most specific of the seven levels of classification; characterized by a group of organisms that can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring
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Species
The most specific of the seven levels of classification; characterized by a group
of organisms that can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring
The most specific of the seven levels of classification; characterized by a group
of organisms that can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring
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The process by which populations accumulate inherited changes over time
The process by which populations accumulate inherited changes over time
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Evolution
The process by which populations accumulate inherited changes over time
The process by which populations accumulate inherited changes over time
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The solidified remains or imprints of once-living organismsThe solidified remains or imprints of once-living organisms
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Fossil
The solidified remains or imprints of once-living organisms
The solidified remains or imprints of once-living organisms
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A historical sequence of life indicated by fossils found in layers of the Earth’s crust
A historical sequence of life indicated by fossils found in layers of the Earth’s crust
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Fossil record
A historical sequence of life indicated by fossils found in layers of the Earth’s
crust
A historical sequence of life indicated by fossils found in layers of the Earth’s
crust
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The remnant of a once-useful anatomical structureThe remnant of a once-useful anatomical structure
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Vestigial Structure
The remnant of a once-useful anatomical structure
The remnant of a once-useful anatomical structure
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Distinguishing qualities that can be passed from one generation to anotherDistinguishing qualities that can be passed from one generation to another
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Trait
Distinguishing qualities that can be passed from one generation to another
Distinguishing qualities that can be passed from one generation to another
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Breeding of organisms that have a certain desired traitBreeding of organisms that have a certain desired trait
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Selective breeding
Breeding of organisms that have a certain desired trait
Breeding of organisms that have a certain desired trait
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The process by which organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce at a higher rate than organisms without the favorable trait
The process by which organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce at a higher rate than organisms without the favorable trait
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Natural Selection
The process by which organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce
at a higher rate than organisms without the favorable trait
The process by which organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce
at a higher rate than organisms without the favorable trait
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A change in the order of the bases in an organism’s DNA; deletion, insertion or substitution
A change in the order of the bases in an organism’s DNA; deletion, insertion or substitution
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Mutation
A change in the order of the bases in an organism’s DNA; deletion, insertion or
substitution
A change in the order of the bases in an organism’s DNA; deletion, insertion or
substitution
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The period between the birth of one generation and the birth of the next generation
The period between the birth of one generation and the birth of the next generation
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Generation Time
The period between the birth of one generation and the birth of the
next generation
The period between the birth of one generation and the birth of the
next generation
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The process by which two populations of the same species become so different that they can no longer interbreed
The process by which two populations of the same species become so different that they can no longer interbreed
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Speciation
The process by which two populations of the same species become so different that they can no longer interbreed
The process by which two populations of the same species become so different that they can no longer interbreed
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