Ecology and Evolution Test

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Biological fitness

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The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce.

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Survival of the fittest

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The organism that survives in their environment to produce more offspring is the fittest.

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Taxonomic hierarchy order (broadest to most specific)

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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.

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Vital species in a food web

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Krill serves as a vital food source for many other organisms.

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Similar embryos in different organisms

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Having similar embryos indicates that these organisms share a recent common ancestor.

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Definition of ecology

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The study of interactions between organisms and their environment.

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Definition of evolution

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The change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

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Natural selection

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

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Adaptation

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A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

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Biodiversity

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.