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the use of scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
What is technology?
the evolutionary history of organisms
What is phylogeny?
Chromosomes location
What is the cell's nucleus?
an inherited trait that improves an organism’s fitness for survival
What is adaptation?
the likelihood of something happening
What is probability?
The group of related species
What is taxa?
an exact genetic copy of an organism
What is clone?
Living things made of
What are cells?
the multicellular organism in the early stage of its development
What is embryo?
doubt about the truth of something
What is skepticism?
A stable internal environment
What is homeostasis?
independent evolution of similar traits across unrelated species
What is convergence?
The acronym for evo-devo
What is evolutionary development?
the rock formed through the compaction and cementation of layers of sediment skepticism, n. doubt about the truth of something
What is sedimentary rock?
a version of a gene that only shows its effect when two copies of it are inherited
What is recessive gene?
the use of genes to treat, prevent, or cure a disease or medical condition
What is gene therapy?
the process for determining the age of materials by examining the decay of isotopes
What is radiometric dating?
Greek word genesis
What is origin?
a scholar who studies the ethical implications of biological research and applications
What is bioethicist?
the survival and reproductive success of organisms with qualities best suited to their environment
What is natural selection?
the ability to read, hear, and comprehend information about scientific topics and demonstrate understanding in discussion and through writing
What is science literacy?
events in Earth’s past during which large percentages, usually about 75%, of species became extinct during short periods of geologic time
What is mass extinction?
Greek word phylon
What is race or tribe?
each of multiple types of atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei
What isotope?
a method for determining the age of an object by examining the ratio of carbon 12 to carbon 14 isotopes in its material
What is radiocarbon dating?