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What is the binomial system? |
A system that uses the genus name and the species name to avoid confusion when naming organisms |
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What is classification? |
The process of placing living things into groups |
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What is phylogeny? |
The study of evolutionary relationships between organisms |
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What is natural selection? |
The term used to explain how features of the environment apply a selective force on the reproduction of individuals in a population |
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What is the correlation coefficient? |
A measure of how closely two sets of data are correlated (1= perfect correlation) |
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What is variation? |
The presence of variety, the differences between individuals |
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What is the students t-test? |
A test used to compare any two means |
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What is standard deviation? |
A measure of the spread around a mean |
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What is an adaption? |
A characteristic that enhances survival in the habitat |
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What are anatomical adaptions? |
Structural features |
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What are behavioural adaptions? |
The ways that behaviour is modified for survival |
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What are physiological adaptions? |
Affect the way that processes work |
