Instructions: Identify the Following

question 131

Essay

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term.
Newt Gingrich, Contract with America

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Definitions:

Inbreeding

The breeding of closely related individuals, which can increase the risk of inheriting genetic defects.

Breeding Animals

Breeding animals involves the selective mating of animals to produce specific, desired traits in their offspring.

Adopting Children

The act or process of becoming the legal parent of a child that is not one's biological offspring, providing that child with the rights and privileges of one's own child.

Natural Selection

The evolutionary process by which organisms with traits that better enable them to adapt to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.