Adaptations to a particular environment increase an organism's survival
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| population | All the organisms of a given species that live in the same place at the same time.
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| ecosystem | All the living and nonliving parts of an environment and the interactions among them.
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| biome | A large group of ecosystems that have similar climates and organisms.
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| taiga | a biome characterized by cold winters and cool summers and dominated with evergreen or coniferous trees like pines and spruces.
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| tundra | a cold, dry treeless biome where harsh conditions make it hard for animals and plants to survive.
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| evolution | the process by which species change over time.
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| adaptation | any characteristic (behavior or body part) of an organism that helps it survive in a environment.
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| variation | differences in traits among members of a species.
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| hibernation | a state of complete inactivity during winter.
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| migration | an animal's movement to a new location on a regular schedule, such as when seasons change.
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| extinction | the permanent dying out of an entire species of organisms.
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| species | a group of organisms that share most characteristics and can breed with one another and produce fertile offspring.
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| scientific theory | a well accepted concept that explains a wide range of observations.
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| natural selection | the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species.
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| types of adaptations | structural( or body part) and behavioral (how an organism acts)
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| example of structural | -polar bears having blubber (fat) to keep warm - reptiles having scales to keep water from escaping through their skin
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| example of behavioral | wolves hunting in packs to catch prey
plants turning to face the sunlight
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