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Grade 6 Unit A Ch 3
Scott Foresman 6th Science Unit A Ch 3 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adaptation | an inherited trait that helps a species survive in its environment |
| Behavioral adaptation | an action that aids survival |
| evolution | process that results in changes in the genetic makeup of a species over very long periods of time |
| instinct | an inherited behavior |
| natural selection | the idea that those organisms best adapted to their environment will be the ones most likely to survive and reproduce |
| physiological adaptation | adaptation that involves a body part’s job of controlling a life process |
| population | all the organisms of one species that live in a certain place |
| reflex | quick, automatic response from a stimulus |
| response | a reaction of an organism to a change a change in the environment |
| stimulus | a change in the environment of an organism that causes a response |
| structural adaptation | adaptation that involves body parts or color |