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Natural colection
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charles Darwin | Charles Darwin was an English scientist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection. |
| migration | Migration is the movement of people or animals from one place to another to live or find better conditions. |
| adaptation | Adaptation is a trait or characteristic that helps a living thing survive and reproduce in its environment. |
| habitat | Habitat is the natural place where a plant or animal lives and gets what it needs to survive. |
| natural selection | Natural selection is the process in which organisms with helpful traits are more likely to survive and reproduce. |
| hypothesis | Hypothesis is an educated guess that can be tested through an experiment or investigation. |
| variation | Variation is the differences in traits among individuals of the same species. |
| species | Species is a group of similar organisms that can reproduce with one another and produce offspring. |
| evolve | Evolve means to change over many generations as a species adapts to its environment. |
| population | Population is a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area. |
| predator | Predator is an animal that hunts and eats other animals for food. |
| prey | Prey is an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal. |
| enviorment | Environment is everything living and nonliving around an organism that affects how it lives. |
| evoloution | Evolution is the process by which living things change over many generations. |
| decomposers | Decomposers are organisms that break down dead plants, animals, and waste, returning nutrients to the soil. |
| extinction | Extinction is when all members of a species die out and the species no longer exists. |
| climate | Climate is the usual weather conditions of a place over a long period of time. |
| hibernate | Hibernate means to spend the winter in a state of reduced activity to conserve energy. |
| biomes | A large area of Earth with a certain climate, plants, and animals. |
| fitness | An organism’s ability to survive and reproduce in its environment, passing its traits to its offspring. |