Case 1 Environments and Survival Flash Cards

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Adaptation

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trait that improves survival; structural, physiological, or behavioral

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Survival

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continuing to live or exist

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Ecosystem

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biological community + environment; 'eco-' = environment; system = working together

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Native (Indigenous)

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belonging to a particular place

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Species

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similar individuals capable of interbreeding

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Habitat

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provides food, water, shelter, space

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Shelter

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provides cover or protection; refuge; home for animal

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Herbivore

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animal that feeds ONLY on plants

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Population

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group of people or animals in an area

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Experimental group

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tests or changes something to see effects