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List the 7 most widely accepted characteristics of living
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organisms - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Order, evolutionary |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
adaptation, regulation, energy processing, growth and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
development, response to the environment, and reproduction |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Describe evolutionary adaptation and give an example -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔refers to smaller, genetic changes that
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allow for better survival of an organism. An example would be
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camouflage because if an animal can camouflage with their |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
environment they will ideally live longer and be able to further |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
reproduce more. |\
What is an adaptation? What characteristic of life would an
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adaptation fall into? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An adaptation is a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
change or a process that allows an organism to become better
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suited for their environment. They may be behavioral or physical.
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Sexual Reproduction - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Involves the fusion
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of two gametes, one from each parent that will unite and grow
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into a new offspring
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Asexual Reproduction - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Gives rise to a
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new offspring from a single organism
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