adaptations Flashcards
1
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define Adaptation
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a change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.
2
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define Dichotomous key
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a tool used to identify species of organisms using opposing observable characteristics
3
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Natural selection
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organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring
4
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Population
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all of the members of a species living in a particular area at a particular time
5
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Physiology
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the way in which a living organism or bodily part functions
6
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Selective breeding
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making deliberate crosses of plants or mating of animals, so the offspring will have the desired characteristic derived from one of the parents
7
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Species
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a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
