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Life Science Quiz 3
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Term | Definition |
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species | a group of animals or plants whose members are similar and can breed together to produce young |
habitat | a place in an ecosystem where a population lives |
ecosystem | all the living and nonliving things that interact in an environment |
survival | the state of continuing to live or exist |
learned behavior | behavior a behavior an animal develops by observing or being taught |
influence | the power to affect the way an organism develops or behaves without using direct force |
adaptation | the structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in its surrounding |
inherited traits | characteristics passed from parent to offspring |
reproduction | the process of making more of the same kind |
life cycle | the stages in an organism's life from birth to death |
system | a set of interacting parts |
metamorphosis | a change in the shape of an animal's body as it grows |