Sexual And Other Stuff Like That Flash Cards.
Sexual reproduction
When two parents create a offspring.
Asexual reproduction
When one parent clones and makes an offspring exactly a like.
Species
a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
Adaption
the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
Evolution
the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
Scientific method
a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century.
Natural selection
the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
Variation
a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits.
Behavioral adaption
are the things organisms do to survive
Structural adaption
are physical features of an organism like the bill on a bird or the fur on a bear.
Physiological adaption
are internal systematic responses to external stimuli in order to help an organism maintain homeostasis.
Hibernation
Animals that can’t survive winter will go into a deep sleep and some of them just do it to store up energy.
Migration
Is a thing where some animals go somewhere for mating, better food.
Selective breeding
process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively develop particular phenotypic traits
Environmental pressure
reflect the impact of human activities on the environment
