STAAR Biology: Biological Evolution and Classification

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  1. acquired
    gotten through environmental forces
  2. adaptation
    the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
  3. analogous
    corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin
  4. anatomy
    the study of the structure of animals
  5. bacteria
    single-celled organisms that can cause disease
  6. biodiversity
    the variety of plant and animal life in a habitat
  7. competition
    the act of contending with others for rewards or resources
  8. divergence
    moving away in different direction from a common point
  9. diversity
    noticeable variety
  10. evolution
    sequence of events involved in the development of a species
  11. extinction
    the state of being no longer in existence
  12. family
    a taxonomic group above genus
  13. fossil
    the remains of a plant or animal from a past geological age
  14. fungus
    a spore-producing organism that lacks chlorophyll
  15. generation
    group of genetically related organisms in a line of descent
  16. genus
    taxonomic group containing one or more species
  17. heredity
    the transmission of genetic factors to the next generation
  18. homologous
    similar in position, structure, function, or characteristics
  19. inherited
    occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
  20. kingdom
    the taxonomic group above phylum and below domain
  21. mutation
    an organism with characteristics from chromosomal alteration
  22. natural selection
    a process in which organisms evolve to adapt to environment
  23. niche
    status or place of an organism within its environment
  24. offspring
    the immediate descendants of a person or organism
  25. phylum
    the major taxonomic group of animals and plants
  26. population
    a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting an area
  27. recombination
    the rearrangement of genes (by crossing over) in offspring
  28. species
    taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
  29. taxonomy
    a classification of organisms based on similarities
  30. variation
    the process of being or becoming different
Created on Thu Apr 29 10:39:03 EDT 2021 (updated Thu Apr 29 12:21:11 EDT 2021)

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