Evolution Vocab review 1

Non-living parts of an environment, like sunlight, water, temperature, and soil is called

• Biotic factor

• Abiotic factor

• Limiting factor

• Adaptation

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A characteristic that helps an organism survive or reproduce better is an

• Gene

• Evolution

• Trait

• Adaptation

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Living parts of an environment, like plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria.

All biotic and abiotic factors make up the

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Species

• Community

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A segment of DNA

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How often a specific form of gene appears in a population is _____

• Allele frequency

• Gene frequency

• Gene pool

• Genetic variation

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Differences in physical traits among individuals in a population.

• Genetic variation

• Gene pool

• Phenotypic variation

• Evolution

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The percentage of individuals that live over a certain period of time.

• Gene pool

• Morphology

• Fitness

• Survival rate

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The differences in the genetics, behaviors and traits in species is called

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when the order of amino acids in a protein is used to study similarities and differences between organisms, this is called

• Amino acid sequencing

• DNA sequencing

• Gene sequencing

• Electrophoresis

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