chapter 4 Organization of Life

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The place an organism lives is called its.....

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habitat

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A change in the genetic characteristic in a population from one generation to the next

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evolution

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When new members join a population.

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immigration

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Process that causes the characteristics of a population to change in a way controlled by humans.

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artificial selection

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A trait that increases an organism's chance of survival.

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Adaptation

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When a trait selected for by humans results in a population that has __________________. An example would be a bacteria that is not easily controlled by antibiotics.

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Resistance

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Process of selecting which organism survives based on traits that best suit it for its natural environment. Humans are NOT involved in the selective process.

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Natural Selection

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When members of a population leave.

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Emigration

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An organism's ecological role. Sometimes simply described as "how it makes a living".

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niche

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Which of the following are vertebrates? clams, wolves, worms , insects

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wolves