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natural selection

TermDefinition
Charles Darwin Scientist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Migration Movement of animals from one place to another.
Adaptation An inherited trait or behavior that helps an organism survive.
Habitat The natural place where an organism lives and gets resources.
Natural Selection The process in which organisms survive based on beneficial traits and pass them to offspring.
hypothesis A possible explanation or prediction that can be tested through evidence or investigation.
Variation Differences in features among members of the same species.
Species A group of similar organism that are capable of reproducing.
Evolve To change in inherited traits over many generations.
Population All the members of the same species in the same place at the same time.
Predator An animal that hunts and feeds on others.
Prey An animal that is hunted by a predator.
Encironment All the living and nonliving things around an organism that affects its life.
Evolution The change in traits of populations over passing generations.
Decomposers Organisms that break down dead organisms and waste, returning the nutrients to the environment.
Extinction the permanent disappearance of a species when all of its members have died.
Climate The usual pattern of weather in one place over a long time.
Hibernate To spend a period of time in a state of reduced activity and use of energy, often during cold weather.
Biomes Large regions of Earth with similar climates and organisms.
Fitness How well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment, passing its traits to the next generation.
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