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Charles Darwin A scientist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection after studying how living things vary and adapt over time.
Migration The movement of animals from one place to another, often to find food, reproduce, or reach a more suitable climate.
Adaptation An inherited trait or behavior that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
Habitat: The natural place where an organism lives and gets the food, water, shelter, and other things it needs.
Natural Selection The process in which organisms with helpful inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing those traits to their offspring.
Hypothesis: 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 or develop 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.
Prey: An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator.
Environment: All the living and nonliving things around an organism that affect its life.
Evolution The change in inherited traits of populations over many generations.
Decomposers Organisms, such as fungi and many bacteria, that break down dead organisms and waste, returning nutrients to the environment.
Extinction The permanent disappearance of a species when all its members have died.
Climate: The usual pattern of weather in a place over a long period of time.
Hibernate: To spend a period of time in a state of greatly reduced activity and energy use, often during cold weather when food is scarce.
biomes large regions of earth with similar climates
fitness how well a organism survive and reproduces and its envirment
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