S2 Final Exam Review

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

The process by which humans choose individual organisms with certain traits for breeding

A section of DNA that encodes for a certain trait

The permanent alteration of base pairs in a DNA sequence, affecting the number or structure of one or more chromosomes

The process by which a species becomes fitted to its environment

The division of a cell into two daughter cells with the same genetic material

A mode of reproduction in which a new offspring is produced by a single parent, not involving the union of gametes

A type of speciation that occurs when biological populations of the same species become isolated due to geographical barriers

Direct or indirect interaction between organisms as they seek out food, shelter, and mates

A threadlike structure found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes