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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| charles darwin | Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology |
| migration | the movement of people, animals, or organisms away from their usual place of residence to a new location |
| adaptation | a change, a physical or behavioral trait, or a creative work rewritten into a new form |
| habitat | the natural environment or place where a plant, animal, or other organism normally lives, grows, and reproduces |
| natural selection | The process in which organisms with helpful inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing those traits to their offspring. |
| hypotosis | A possible explanation or prediction that can be tested through investigation or evidence |
| variation | Differences in traits among individuals of the same species, such as size, color, or speed |
| Species | A group of similar organisms that can reproduce with one another and produce fertile offspring |
| Evolve | To change in inherited traits over many generations. |
| Population | All the members of the same species living in the same area at the same time. |
| Predator | An animal that hunts and eats other animals.An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator. |
| Prey | All the living and nonliving things around an organism that affect its life. |
| Environment | The change in inherited traits of populations over many generations. |
| Evolution | Organisms, such as fungi and many bacteria, that break down dead organisms and waste, returning nutrients to the environment. |
| Decomposers | The permanent disappearance of a species when all its members have died. |
| Extinction | The usual pattern of weather in a place over a long period of time. |
| Climate | To spend a period in a state of greatly reduced activity and energy use, often during cold weather. |
| biomes | forests, deserts |
| fitness | the quality or state of being suitable, healthy, or capable of performing specific physical or biological functions |