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natural selection
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charles Darwin | scientist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection. |
| migration | movement of animals from one place to another. |
| adaptation | inherited trait or behavior that helps an organisms survive and reproduce in its environment. |
| habitat | natural place where an organism lives and gets food. |
| natural selection | organisms with helpful inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproduce. |
| hypothesis | explanation or prediction that can be tested through investigation or evidence. |
| variation | differences in traits among indivisuals of the same species |
| species | group of similar organisms |
| Evolve | to change in inherited traits over many generations |
| population | all the members of the same species living in the same place. |
| predator | animal that hunts and eats another animal |
| prey | animal that is eaten or hunted by another |
| Environment | living and nonliving things around an organism that affects its life |
| Evolution | the change of inherited traits of population over many generations |
| Decomposers | organisms that break down dead organisms and waste |
| Extinction | the permenent disapearence 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 | often occurs during cold weather when food is scarce. |