Question

match each term to its definition. keyboard help the evolutionary history of a species or other taxon the mechanism of evolutionary change that results when individuals that are better adapted than others in meeting the challenges of the environment produce more offspring. the unifying theory of biology that posits that all living organisms evolved from a common ancestor the definition of species as a population of organisms that have common characteristics and can successfully breed with one another. theory of evolution biological species concept natural selection species epithet phylogeny

Explanation:

1. For "The evolutionary history of a species or other taxon", the term is "phylogeny" as phylogeny studies the evolutionary history of taxa.
2. For "The mechanism of evolutionary change that results when individuals that are better adapted than others in meeting the challenges of the environment produce more offspring", this is "natural selection" which is the process of differential reproduction based on adaptation.
3. For "The unifying theory of biology that posits that all living organisms evolved from a common ancestor", this matches "theory of evolution" which is the overarching theory of common descent.
4. For "The definition of species as a population of organisms that have common characteristics and can successfully breed with one another", this is the "biological species concept" which defines species by reproductive compatibility. The "species epithet" is part of binomial nomenclature (e.g., the second part of Homo sapiens), so it doesn't match these definitions.

Answer:

• "The evolutionary history of a species or other taxon" → phylogeny
• "The mechanism of evolutionary change that results when individuals that are better adapted than others in meeting the challenges of the environment produce more offspring" → natural selection
• "The unifying theory of biology that posits that all living organisms evolved from a common ancestor" → theory of evolution
• "The definition of species as a population of organisms that have common characteristics and can successfully breed with one another" → biological species concept