Natural Selection Word Scramble
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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 |
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