English naturalist, geologist, and biologist

the movement of people, animals, or systems from one place to another, whether temporarily, seasonally, or permanently

the process or result of changing to fit new conditions, environments, or purposes

the natural environment or place where a plant, animal, or other organism normally lives, grows, and reproduces

an evolutionary mechanism where organisms with inherited traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce

a proposed, tentative explanation for a phenomenon, observation, or scientific question that can be tested through experimentation or research

any difference, change, or deviation in form, position, condition, or amount from a norm, standard, or expected state

the basic unit of biological classification and a group of individual organisms that share common traits and can interbreed to produce fertile offspring

to develop, change, or grow gradually over time, often moving from a simpler state to a more complex, advanced, or better-adapted form

the total number of people, animals, or living organisms that live in a specific area or region at a given time

an organism that naturally hunts, kills, and consumes other organisms (its prey) for food

an animal that is hunted, caught, and killed for food by another animal

the set of physical, chemical, biological, social, or cultural conditions and surroundings that affect the growth, health, development, and survival of a living organism or system.

a gradual process of change, development, or growth from one state to another over time

living organisms that break down dead plants, animals, and waste materials into simple nutrients

the state or process in which a group, species, language, or physical phenomenon no longer exists anywhere on Earth

the long-term pattern of atmospheric conditions—including temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind, and sunshine—typically averaged over a 30-year period

to spend the winter in a deep, sleep-like state of inactivity to survive cold weather and food shortages

a large, distinct geographical region defined by its specific climate, soil, vegetation, and animal life

Fitness (in natural selection)

an organism's relative ability to survive, reproduce, and pass its genetic traits on to the next generation

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Natural Selection

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Term	Definition
Charles Darwin	English naturalist, geologist, and biologist
Migration	the movement of people, animals, or systems from one place to another, whether temporarily, seasonally, or permanently
Adaption	the process or result of changing to fit new conditions, environments, or purposes
Habitat	the natural environment or place where a plant, animal, or other organism normally lives, grows, and reproduces
Natural selection	an evolutionary mechanism where organisms with inherited traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce
Hypothesis	a proposed, tentative explanation for a phenomenon, observation, or scientific question that can be tested through experimentation or research
Variation	any difference, change, or deviation in form, position, condition, or amount from a norm, standard, or expected state
Species	the basic unit of biological classification and a group of individual organisms that share common traits and can interbreed to produce fertile offspring
Evolve	to develop, change, or grow gradually over time, often moving from a simpler state to a more complex, advanced, or better-adapted form
Population	the total number of people, animals, or living organisms that live in a specific area or region at a given time
Predator	an organism that naturally hunts, kills, and consumes other organisms (its prey) for food
Prey	an animal that is hunted, caught, and killed for food by another animal
Environment	the set of physical, chemical, biological, social, or cultural conditions and surroundings that affect the growth, health, development, and survival of a living organism or system.
Evolution	a gradual process of change, development, or growth from one state to another over time
Decomposers	living organisms that break down dead plants, animals, and waste materials into simple nutrients
Extinction	the state or process in which a group, species, language, or physical phenomenon no longer exists anywhere on Earth
Climate	the long-term pattern of atmospheric conditions—including temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind, and sunshine—typically averaged over a 30-year period
Hibernate	to spend the winter in a deep, sleep-like state of inactivity to survive cold weather and food shortages
Biomes	a large, distinct geographical region defined by its specific climate, soil, vegetation, and animal life
Fitness (in natural selection)	an organism's relative ability to survive, reproduce, and pass its genetic traits on to the next generation

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