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Unit 7 Vocabulary

Quiz by Alyson Cunningham

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  • Q1
    a key for the identification of organisms based on a series of choices between alternative characters
    dichotomous key
    30s
  • Q2
    the process by which a person can name an unknown object, organism, etc.
    identification
    30s
  • Q3
    A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
    species
    30s
  • Q4
    A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
    population
    30s
  • Q5
    A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
    adaptation
    30s
  • Q6
    a physical feature of an organism's body having a specific function that contributes to the survival of the organism
    structural adaptation
    30s
  • Q7
    an inherited behavior that helps an organism survive
    behavioral adaptation
    30s
  • Q8
    a physical or chemical event that occurs within the body of an organism and enables survival
    physiological adaptation
    30s
  • Q9
    A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits.
    natural selection
    30s
  • Q10
    the process of selecting organisms with desired traits to be parents of the next generation (human choice)
    selective breeding
    30s
  • Q11
    The gradual change in a species over time
    evolution
    30s
  • Q12
    Something that is helpful or useful
    advantage
    30s
  • Q13
    something that may make someone less successful
    disadvantage
    30s
  • Q14
    A movement from one country or region to another
    migration
    30s
  • Q15
    A period of inactivity that some animals experience in winter that allows them to survive on stored body fat
    hibernation
    30s

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