Evolution

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What is artificial selection?

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The process of choosing parent organisms for desired characteristics.

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How does natural selection differ from artificial selection?

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In natural selection, traits benefit the species, while in artificial selection, the traits benefit humans.

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What is convergent evolution?

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Evolution toward similar traits in unrelated species.

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What is an adaptation?

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Any variation that can help a species survive in a given environment.

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What is a host in the context of viruses?

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A living cell inside which viruses reproduce.

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Define natural selection.

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The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is genetic manipulation?

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The direct manipulation of an organism's genes using biotechnology.

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What are homologous structures?

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Anatomical features in different species that share a common ancestry.

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What is a vestigial structure?

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A body part that has lost its original function through evolution.

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What is speciation?

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The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.