the most specific of seven levels of classification
species
a change by which an individual or species improves it's ability to survive in it's envirionment
adaptation
scientist known for his theory of evolution
Darwin
the gradualt change that can occur in a species over time as a result of natural selection
evolution
the principle that individuals which possess traint which enable them to survive in a specific environment will pass them on to the next generation; survival of the fittest
natural selection
the wide range of differences between organisms, this results from natural selection
biological diversity
different levels of offspring within a family, grandparents, parents, children
generations
a method of asexual reproduction by some plants; invovles using a leaf or stem of an existing plant to start a new
plsy cuttings
refers to the egg and sperm cells, these join during the process of sexual reproduction
sex cells
refers to any asexual method in which plants reproduce ex: cuttings, runners, eyes