Week5 Flashcards
Variation
Is a distinct feature, behavior, or physiology of the organism that occurs to individuals within a population or species
Physlology
Is the study of internal and external functions of living systems
Generation
All of the offspring that are at the same stage of descent from a common ancestor, for example mother and daughters representing 2 separate groups
Natural selection
The process of selection whereby favorable traits become more common and less favorable traits become less common in following generation.
Migration
Movement to a different geographical or climatic region where food is more available.
Hibernation
A slowed physiological state of an organism to survive long periods of cold temperature or reduced food supplies.