Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 2TY
Populations of organisms change over the course of many generations. Many of these changes result in increased survival and reproduction. This phenomenon is
- evolution.
- homeostasis.
- development.
- genetics.
metabolism .
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