the scientific process where organisms with traits best suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce

favoring traits that maximize survival and reproductive success when seasonal climates, food availability, or habitats change

the evolutionary process and behavioral mechanisms where organisms choose, prefer, or sort themselves into specific environments that maximize their survival, growth, and reproductive fitness

an evolutionary mechanism where organisms with inherited traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass those advantages on to future generations

a tentative, testable explanation for a phenomenon, observation, or scientific question that can be supported or refuted through experimentation and research

the act, process, or result of changing, differing, or deviating from a standard, norm, or previous state

basic unit of biological classification and the lowest major rank in the Linnaean taxonomy system

to develop or change gradually over time

the total number of people living in a specific country, region, or area

an organism that primarily obtains food by hunting, killing, and consuming other organisms

an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal

the aggregate of all external conditions, objects, forces, and influences that surround and affect the life, growth, health, and development of a living organism or human community

the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations

living organisms that break down dead plants, animals, and waste materials into simpler inorganic substances

the complete disappearance of a species when the last living member dies out and no individuals remain anywhere on Earth

the long-term pattern of weather conditions in a specific region, typically averaged over a period of 30 years or more

a state of biological rest, a computer power-saving mode, or a software development framework

a large, distinct geographical region defined by its specific climate, soil, plant life, and animal communities

Fitness ( in natural selection)

an organism's reproductive success and its ability to pass on its genes to the next generation, rather than physical strength or athletic shape

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Natural selection

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Term	Definition
Charles darwin	the scientific process where organisms with traits best suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce
Migration	favoring traits that maximize survival and reproductive success when seasonal climates, food availability, or habitats change
Habitat	the evolutionary process and behavioral mechanisms where organisms choose, prefer, or sort themselves into specific environments that maximize their survival, growth, and reproductive fitness
Natural selection	an evolutionary mechanism where organisms with inherited traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass those advantages on to future generations
Hypothesis	a tentative, testable explanation for a phenomenon, observation, or scientific question that can be supported or refuted through experimentation and research
Variation	the act, process, or result of changing, differing, or deviating from a standard, norm, or previous state
Species	basic unit of biological classification and the lowest major rank in the Linnaean taxonomy system
Evolve	to develop or change gradually over time
Population	the total number of people living in a specific country, region, or area
Predator	an organism that primarily obtains food by hunting, killing, and consuming other organisms
Prey	an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal
environment	the aggregate of all external conditions, objects, forces, and influences that surround and affect the life, growth, health, and development of a living organism or human community
Evolution	the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations
Decompsers	living organisms that break down dead plants, animals, and waste materials into simpler inorganic substances
Extinction	the complete disappearance of a species when the last living member dies out and no individuals remain anywhere on Earth
Climate	the long-term pattern of weather conditions in a specific region, typically averaged over a period of 30 years or more
Hibernate	a state of biological rest, a computer power-saving mode, or a software development framework
Biomes	a large, distinct geographical region defined by its specific climate, soil, plant life, and animal communities
Fitness ( in natural selection)	an organism's reproductive success and its ability to pass on its genes to the next generation, rather than physical strength or athletic shape

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