Adaption,variation and species. Flashcards
1
Q
What is a species?
A
A group of organisms which can breed together to produce fertile offspring.
2
Q
What is a habitat?
A
The place in which an organism lives in.
3
Q
what is the environment?
A
The conditions in which the organism lives in.
4
Q
What three things affect the population of species?
A
The change in the environment, The arrival of a new predator and the increase/decrease of a particular population.
5
Q
What is interdependence?
A
Where organisms rely on each other for sources. For example food
6
Q
What is competition?
A
When organisms are fighting for the same source.
7
Q
What is a population?
A
Where different species are found in a given area, in that given time.
8
Q
What are mutations?
A
Sudden genetic change
9
Q
what are differences within a species called?
A
Variation within a species
