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Bio Standard B.7(E)
analyze and evaluate the relationship of natural selection to adaptation...
Term | Definition |
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Natural selection | theory of evolution developed by Darwin, based on four ideas: excess reproduction, variations, inheritance, and the advantages of specific traits in an environment. |
Adaptation | inherited characteristic of a species that develops over time in response to an environmental factor, enabling the species to survive. |
Diversity | the quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc. |
Species | group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring. |
Adapt | to change (something) so that it functions better or is better suited for a purpose |
Competition | active demand by two or more organisms or kinds of organisms for some environmental resource in short supply |
Survive | to remain alive : to continue to live |
Reproduce | to produce offspring |
Gene frequency | the ratio of the number of a specified allele in a population to the total of all alleles at its genetic locus |
Predator | an animal that lives by killing and eating other animals : an animal that preys on other animals |
Population | group of organisms of the same species that occupy the same geographic place at the same time. |
Habitat | physical area in which an organism lives. |
Offspring | the young of an animal or plant |