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16 Cards in this Set
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ADAPTATION |
A characteristic that helps an organism survive in its habitat. |
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BIODIVERSITY |
The great variety of living things. |
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CAMOFLAUGE |
An adaptation that causes an organism to blend in with its environment. |
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ENDANGERED SPECIES |
Plant or animal species that appears close to distinction. |
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ENVIROMENT |
The surroundings in which an organism lives, including both living and non living. |
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EXTINCTION |
The process of becoming extinct and no longer existing. |
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FOSSIL |
The remains or traces of an ancient organism. |
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FOSSIL RECORD |
The totality of fossilized artifacts and their placement within the earth's rock strata. |
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HIBERNATE |
An adaptation where it is to enter a sleep like state of reduced body activity; how some animals survive the winter. |
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MIGRATE |
An adaptation in which a community moves from one environment to another, where conditions are more favorable. |
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MUTATIONS |
Changes in the genetic material. |
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NATURAL SELECTION |
The process that favors those organisms that are best adapted to survive and reproduce. |
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SPECIATION |
Formation of anew species. |
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SPECIES |
A group of organisms of the same kind that can produce fertile offspring. The subgroups of a genus. |
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TRAITS |
Inherited characteristics, either physical or behavioral. |
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VARIATION |
Referring to difference among individuals of the same species, giving the species a variety of different survival abilities. |
