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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adaptations | a trait that helps a species survive in its environment |
| physical characteristic | relating to the structure,size or shape of a organizem's physical feature |
| physical adaption | a structural adaptation made to a part of the body |
| physiological adaption | an adaptation that involves a body part job of controlling a life process |
| behavioral adaptations | a behavior that helps a species survive in its environment usually in response to some external stimulus |
| migration | to move from one place to another from different part of the year aid in survival |
| hibernation | a sleeplike state during witch breathing and heart rates slowdown |
| estivate | a daily or long term, sleeplike state that aids in an animals during extreme ecological conditions |
| territory | a space that an animal defend or protect against other animals of its own kind |
| inherited trait | trait or character that is genetically inherited or passed down from generation to generation |
| acquired trait | a characteristic resulting from an organisms interaction with the environment |
| gene | a basic unit of heredity that determines particular characteristics of an organism |
| chromosome | springlike structure in a cell nucleus that carries information controlling all of the cells activities |
| trait | Characteristic of an individual that can be inhabited from parents |
| offspring | the children from an animals parents ( that include humans to ) |
| inherit | The process of traits being passed down from parent to offspring |
| predator | an animal that eats other animals |
| Prey | an animal that is eaten by other animals |
| camouflage | a pattern , color shape that helps a living thing blend in its environment. It is usually used to help prey to avoid predators or predators not to be seen by prey |
| variation | a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits. he said they have different variations |
| species | a class of individuals having common attributes and designated by a common name.That they said it took 20 thousing years for one spishes to turn t to a little thing |
| Charles Darwin | An English biologist who is renowned for his work and theories in his book on the origin of species by means of natural selection. he there is was the evilushion |
| natural selection | A process in nature in which organisms possessing certain phenotype characteristics that make them better adjusted to an environment tend to survive, reproduce, increase in number or frequency, the fish might be the same color of the reef |
| survival of the fittest | A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment.they are the fish might the same color as the reef as maybe over time they all may be the same color of the reef. |
| symbiotic relationship | Symbiosis is a close relationship between two species in which at least one species benefits. |
| environmental pressure | Environmental pressures are factors that can cause environmental change in the marine environment. |
| extinction | The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, |
| Competition | A fight or competitive to survive in the wild |
| Evolution | evolution is the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection. |
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