1. Chapter 7 The Evolution of Living Things

2. A hereditary characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
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3. Adaptation
A hereditary characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
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4. 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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5. 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
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6. The process by which populations accumulate inherited changes over time
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7. Evolution
The process by which populations accumulate inherited changes over time
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8. The solidified remains or imprints of once-living organisms
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9. The solidified remains or imprints of once-living organisms
Fossil
The solidified remains or imprints of once-living organisms
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10. A historical sequence of life indicated by fossils found in layers of the Earth’s crust
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11. Fossil record
A historical sequence of life indicated by fossils found in layers of the Earth’s crust
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12. The remnant of a once-useful anatomical structure
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13. The remnant of a once-useful anatomical structure
Vestigial Structure
The remnant of a once-useful anatomical structure
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14. Distinguishing qualities that can be passed from one generation to another
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15. Trait
Distinguishing qualities that can be passed from one generation to another
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16. Breeding of organisms that have a certain desired trait
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17. Breeding of organisms that have a certain desired trait
Selective breeding
Breeding of organisms that have a certain desired trait
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18. 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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19. Natural Selection
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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20. A change in the order of the bases in an organism’s DNA; deletion, insertion or substitution
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21. Mutation
A change in the order of the bases in an organism’s DNA; deletion, insertion or substitution
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22. The period between the birth of one generation and the birth of the next generation
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23. Generation Time
The period between the birth of one generation and the birth of the next generation
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24. The process by which two populations of the same species become so different that they can no longer interbreed
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25. Speciation
The process by which two populations of the same species become so different that they can no longer interbreed
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