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17 Cards in this Set
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Observation |
a statement describing a fact based on the senses |
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Inference |
a statement based on facts and observations |
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Symbiotic Relationship |
a type of interaction between species |
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Mutualism |
a relationship in which both organisms benefit |
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Commensalism |
a relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected |
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Parasitism |
a relationship in which one organisms lives off the other/benefits and the other is harmed |
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Hibernation |
the act of passing the winter while sleeping or being inactive |
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Migration |
a seasonal movement of animals from one region to another |
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Dormancy |
the state of being inactive/asleep |
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Adaptation |
any trait of an organism that increases its chance of surviving |
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Traits |
specific ways a feature is expressed |
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Structural Adaption |
physical feature of an organism |
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Behavioral Adaption |
something an organism does to survive |
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Organism |
a living thing |
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Natural Selection |
the process by which the individuals best adapted to their environment tend to survive and pass their traits to subsequent generations |
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Variation |
the range of expression of a trait within a population |
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Population |
all the individuals of one kind (one species) in a specified area at one time |
