Chap 5 - evolution and community ecology VOCAB

A sequence of DNA that codes for a particular trait

• evolution

• gene

• mutation

• natural selection

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A heritable trait that increases an individual's fitness

• evolution

• gene

• adaptation

• natural selection

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change in DNA (may give rise to genetic variation)

• evolution

• mutation

• adaptation

• natural selection

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slow change over time (requires reproduction)

• evolution

• gene

• mutation

• adaptation

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process of selection conducted under human direction

• natural selection

• mutation

• adaptation

• artificial selection

process by which organisms use oxygen to release the chemical energy of sugar

• producer

• photosynthesis

• consumer

• cellular respiration

an organisms rank in a feeding hierarchy

• omnivore

• decomposer

• biomass

• trophic level

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makes its own food from the sun or chemicals

• producer

• photosynthesis

• consumer

• cellular respiration

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the chemical reaction where plants use the sun to make their own food

• producer

• photosynthesis

• consumer

• cellular respiration

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the total amount of living tissue a trophic level contains

• omnivore

• decomposer

• biomass

• trophic level