Natural Selection

4. a key mechanism of evolution where organisms with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing on those advantageous traits to their offspring
5. a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area and capable of interbreeding
6. the continued existence of organisms which are best adapted to their environment, with the extinction of others, as a concept in the Darwinian theory of evolution.
8. he study of heredity, the process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring
12. the process of directly altering an organism's DNA to modify its traits
13. the natural environment where an organism lives, grows, and thrives
14. a specific characteristic of an individual, often determined by genetics, environment, or both
15. the explanation for biological evolution by means of natural selection

1. the new organisms produced through reproduction, either sexually or asexually
2. the process where humans intentionally choose and breed organisms (plants or animals) for specific traits, leading to changes in their genetic makeup over generations
3. an organism that hunts and kills other organisms for food
7. The process where an organism becomes better suited to its environment over time
9. the cultivation of land for raising crops and livestock to provide food, fiber, and other products essential for human life
10. an animal that is hunted, killed, and eaten by another animal (the predator) for food
11. any living individual, whether a plant, animal, fungus, or microorganism, that exhibits the characteristics of life, such as growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli