Change Over Time Flashcards
A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
Species
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
Adaptation
A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations
Scientific Theory
A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits
Natural Selection
Any difference between individuals of the same species
Variation
A physical feature of an organism’s body having a specific function that contributes to the survival of the organism
Structural Adaptation
An adaptation that includes the way an organism behaves or acts
Behavioral Adaptation
A physical or chemical event that occurs within the body of an organism and enables survival
Physiological Adaptations
A reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents
Sexual Reproduction
Process by which a single parent reproduces by itself
Asexual Reproduction
The gradual change in a species over time
Evolution
Long-term torpor that is an adaptation to winter cold and food scarcity
Hibernation
A movement of an organism from one region to another
Migration
The process of humans selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation
Selective Breeding
Challenges or characteristics in the environment that make survival more difficult
Environmental Pressures
