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anatomical features |
distinctive and recognizable trait in an animal's (human) body |
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survival |
the act of surviving, especially under adverse or unusual circumstances |
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physical characteristics |
features of a substance (or animal) that are primarily sensory (able to observe) |
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behavioral characteristics |
acts or behaviors that are common to an animal or human |
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natural selection |
the process by which forms of life having traits that better enable them to adapt to specific environmental pressures |
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environmental factors |
everything that changes the local environment |
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learned behavior |
a behavior that was observed by an individual that they find it to be beneficial to them in some way |
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acquired trait |
a physical characteristic that is not inherited but may be an effect of the environment or of a somatic mutation Example large muscles from exercise |
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inherited trait |
a physical characteristic that is from a parent or in their genes Example is hair color, eye color, bone structure, etc. |
