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Adaption |
The change of an animals behavior or physical appearance so it can get used to a new environment or conditions. Change Fit in An example of adaptation is a dog having fur to cope with cold weather. |
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Behavior |
The way an organism acts. Conduct Personality Some leopard geckos change their behavior in mating season by biting the female and the female eating more. |
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Characteristic |
A feature that an organism expresses or shows. Feature Trait Some cows have more desirable traits, such as more meat, so farmers artificially select the cows with good characteristics in hopes of the baby to inherit the traits of the parents. |
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Ecosystem |
A neighborhood of organisms living in the same area and work together in a way. Symbiotic Unison The Amazon rainforest is a grand ecosystem with poisonous frogs, exotic birds, and many types of trees. |
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Endangered Specie |
A species of animal or organism that is being threatened to become extinct. Little Scarce According to most sources, the most endangered species are turtles. |
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Evolution |
The change of an organism's physique, mental path, or behavior over time. Survival of The Fittest Adaptation Morph Evolution can help an organism so the future generations will be more efficient. |
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Extinct Specie |
A specie of animal or an organism that has none left of that specie on the earth. Dead Discontinued One of the many extinct species in the world are Wooly Mammoths. |
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Environment |
Your surroundings that you can interact with and it can interact with you, as changing mass, color, etc. Surrounding Vacinity Earth's environment is becoming more and more polluted because of humans. |
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Fossil |
The remains of an animal (bones, stone, etc.) in either ice, amber, or sedimentary rock. Artifact Remains A fossil is evidence of evolution, as it shows animals throughout time, and lots of them show signs of changing for efficientcy. |
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Fossil Record |
A record of all of the fossils that have been found. Document Census The fossil record has lots of gaps, 100 million years with no fossil, so we take fossils from 300 million and 200 million years and merge them to create a transitional fossil. |
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Natural Selection |
It is when the animals that have evolved and the ones that survive the best in the conditions provided, mate to create babies (naturally, not artificially) that have the same desirable traits. (The ones not suitable die off) More and more are created, making almost only the animals suitable for the environment alive. Survival of the Fittest Suitable After overproduction, natural selection really goes into high gear, making it so the ones more suitable will survive, making so the mot efficient ones will pass on, leaving only the surviving group. |
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Nutrient |
An element that promotes health and helps your body. Vitamin Supplement Your body needs certain types and a certain amount of nutrients to survive and function properly. |
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Artificial Selection |
When two organisms with desirable traits are artificially picked and bred in hopes for the offspring to inherit the traits the parents have. Chosen Picked The farmer used artificial selection so the baby cow would be strong and enduring for plowing. |
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Genetic Variation |
When the offspring or a group has varying characteristics, or, how their is genetic diversity. Medley Assortment When the cat gave birth to 2 litters of 12 kittens, there was lots of genetic variation, as some kittens were sphinx, some were very fluffy, some siamese, etc. |
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Overproduction |
When too much of a specie is concieved and/or born, so much so that there are too many to survive, but then natural selection kicks in. (Too much for the environment to c Surplus Excessive There was overproduction in the litter of kittens on the road, and the mom couldn't care for the neglected ones. |
