BIO 101- UW Madison exam 4 VERIFIED CORRECT LATEST 2023 SOLUTION

1. adaptation: inherited characteristics of organisms that enhance their survival and reproduction in specific environments 2. artificial selection: controlling survival and reproduction, dramatic change can occur in a short period of time 3. homology: similarity due to common ancestry 4. homologous structures: structures in different species that are similar be- cause of common ancestry 5. vestigial structures: components that serve no purpose, but are remanent from organisms ancestors 6. embryological homologies: different species have similar looking embryos 7. molecular homologies: similar molecular composition of proteins, DNA 8. biogeography: the geographical distribution of species 9. heritable traits: traits with a genetic basis 10. genotype: genetic makeup of an organism