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Natural selction
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| charles darwin | is famous for developing the theory of evolution by natural selection, which explains how species change and adapt over generations. |
| Migration | Migration is the movement of people, animals, or organisms from one place to another to settle temporarily or permanently |
| adaption | an alternative spelling and variant of the word adaptation, |
| habitat | the natural environment where a plant, animal, or other organism lives |
| natural selection | the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in their observable traits and genetic makeup |
| hypothesis | a proposed, testable explanation for a phenomenon, observation, or research question that has not yet been proven |
| variation | any change, difference, or deviation in condition, amount, level, form, or standard from a norm |
| species | the basic unit of biological classification and the lowest major taxonomic rank in the Linnaean hierarchy |
| evolve | the process by which matter, molecules, or biological populations change and develop over generations |
| population | same species that live in the same geographic area at the same time and are able to interbreed |
| predator | an organism that hunts, kills, and eats other living organisms. |
| prey | s an organism that is hunted, killed, and eaten by another organism (the predator) for food. |
| environment | the sum total of all external conditions, circumstances, objects, and influences that surround and affect the growth, health, and survival of a living organism or human system. |
| evolution | the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations |
| decomposers | living organisms—such as bacteria, fungi, and earthworms |
| extinction | not avalible on earth anymore from long time ago |
| climate | the long-term pattern of weather conditions—such as temperature, precipitation, wind, and humidity—averaged over a period of 30 years or more |
| hibernate | Hibernation is a state of deep, seasonal metabolic reduction and inactivity that allows animals to survive harsh winter conditions and food scarcity |
| biomes | a large, naturally occurring community of flora and fauna filling a major habitat |
| fitness in natural selection | an organism's ability to survive, find mates, and reproduce |
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