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Grade 6 Unit A Ch 3
Scott Foresman 6th Science Unit A Ch 3 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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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 |