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