Any Heritable Trait That Enables an Organism to Survive Through

question 21

Short Answer

Any heritable trait that enables an organism to survive through natural selection and produce more offspring under prevailing environmental conditions is a(n) ____________________.

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Definitions:

Fetus

A developing human from roughly 8 weeks after conception until the time of birth.

Motion

Describes the change in position of an object with respect to time and its surroundings.

Lungs

Pair of respiratory organs located in the thorax, responsible for exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and the environment.

Breathing Air

The act of inhaling oxygen from the atmosphere and exhaling carbon dioxide, essential for the survival of terrestrial organisms.