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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| charles darwin | A naturalist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection. |
| migration | The movement of animals from one area 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 its 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. |
| hypothosis | 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. |
| 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 | Changes 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 in a state of greatly reduced activity and metabolism, often during cold winter months. |
| blomes | Large regions of earth with similar climates and typical plants and animals, such as deserts, grasslands, and tundra. |
| fitness (in natural selection) | How well an organism survives and reproduces in its environment, passing its inherited traits to the next generation. |