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Natural Selection
Natural Selection, Adaptations and Variations Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| taxonomy | the science of classifying organisms |
| species | a class of individual organisms that share common characteristics |
| population | the total number of organisms in an area |
| dichotomous key | tool used to identify different kinds of organisms or objects |
| physiology | the function of an organimsm and the function of its parts |
| organism | a form of life such as plants, animals, fungus, and bacteria |
| migration | behavioral adaptation where animals move over long distance to survive |
| hibernation | when animals go through a very low activity during the winter |
| plant bulb | an enlarged, round of a plant between the roots and stem |
| natural selection | organisms with better traits survive and those without, die |
| selective breeding | intentionally breeding animals to get desired traits in the offspring |
| Galapagos Medium Ground Finch | type of bird that found by Darwin that showed how animals are adapted for the food they eat |
| adverse | unfavorable or against |
| variation | a different form of something |
| viable | something that is able to be used |
| observe | to watch and see what happens |
| evolve | to change over time to become better suited for an environment |
| function | the job or purpose of something |
| investigate | to look into and figure out what happened |
| structure | how something is made or put together |