8.LS.5 Vocab

Question 1

Naturalist

Answer 1

Person who studies plants and animals by observing them

Question 2

Variation

Answer 2

Slight difference in the appearance of individual members of a species

Question 3

Natural Selection

Answer 3

Process by which populations of organisms with variations that help them survive in their environments live longer, compete better and reproduce more than those that do not have the variations

Question 4

Adaptation

Answer 4

Characteristic of a species that enables the species to survive in its environment

Question 5

Camouflage

Answer 5

Adaptation that enables species to blend in with their environments

Question 6

Mimicry

Answer 6

Resemblance of one species to another species

Question 7

Selective Breeding

Answer 7

The breeding of organisms for desired characteristics

Question 8

Cooperative Anatomy

Answer 8

Study of similarities and differences among structures of living species

Question 9

Analogous Structure

Answer 9

Body part found in multiple species that performs a similar function but differs in structure

Question 10

Homologous Structure

Answer 10

Body part found in multiple species that is similar in structure and position but different in function

Question 11

Vestigial Structure

Answer 11

Body part that has lost its original function through evolution

Question 12

Embryology

Answer 12

Science of the development of embryos from fertilization to birth!