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100
a trait that increases the chance that organism will survive and reprodoce
What is adaptation.
100
the breeding of plants and animals with desired traits to attempt to produce offspring with these same traits.
What is artificial slecetion
100
the system of giving every species a unique two word Latin name.
What is binomial nomenclarure
100
the structure of an animals body that allows it to solve problems related to survival.
What is body plan.
100
Which of these animals has a body plan most similar to that of humans
What is A, starfish
200
a thin layer of tissue in vascular plants that produces xylem and phloem
What is cambium
200
the change in the population of a species over time
What is evolution
200
the highest level of classification of living things.
What is kingdom
200
a random change to a gene that results to a new trait.
What is mutation
200
In which species could scientists most likely observe direct evidence of evolutionary change?
What is C, fruit flies.
300
survival of the fittest
What is natural selection
300
a plant lacking specialized tissues to move food and water to its cells
What is nonvascular plant
300
the tissue in vasuclar plants that carry food
What is phloem
300
the second level of classification of living things
What is phylum
300
What characteristic of a population of organisms would most likely be subject to evolutionary change within ten generations?
What is c, reproductive strategy
400
the production of offspring by a male and female organisms of the same species.
What is sexual reproduction
400
the process of natural selection producing new species out of existing species over thousands of millions of years.
What is speciation
400
the most specific classification of living things
What is species
400
the science of naming and classifying organisms based on their similarities and differences
What is taxonomy
400
Species that share similar traits are more closely related than species that share few traits. Which of the following species is most closely related to the white tailed deer?
What is B, moose
500
an inherited characteristic of a living being such as eye color or hair color
What is trait
500
the difference among the members of a species
What is variation
500
a plant that has specialized tissues to move food and water to its cells
What is vascular plant
500
the tissue in vascular plants that carries water
What is xylem
500
Suppose two populations of a single of lemur are separated for thousands of generations. The environments of the lemurs are slightly different. What will most likely happen to the two populations?
What is B, both populations will become new species.