Adapt or Die Unit Review

Definition: The complete elimination (dying out) of a species due to the species inability to survive and therefore adapt to its environment.

• Population

• Evolution

• Fossils

• Diversity

• Extinction

Definition: Remains or traces of animals, plants and other organisms from the past; usually at least 10000 years old

• Population

• Evolution

• Fossils

• Species

• Extinction

Definition: When organisms/species change over time, caused by the natural selection of advantageous traits for survival in a particular environment

• Population

• Evolution

• Fossils

• Species

• Extinction

Definition: The variation, or different types, of life forms present in different ecosystems

• Population

• Evolution

• Diversity

• Species

• Extinction

Definition: All of the organisms of the same group or species who live in a particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding

• Population

• Evolution

• Diversity

• Species

• Extinction

Definition: A group of related/similar organisms with characteristics that distinguish (or separate) them from other groups of organisms

• Population

• Evolution

• Diversity

• Species

• Extinction

Definition: Explanation of how organisms in a population develop traits that allow them to survive and reproduce

• Reproduce

• Genetic Engineering

• Natural Selection

• Trait

• Selective Breeding

Definition: The process by which humans control the breeding of organisms in order to exhibit or eliminate a particular characteristic

• Reproduce

• Genetic Engineering

• Natural Selection

• Trait

• Selective Breeding

Definition: An animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals in order to survive

• Reproduce

• Predator

• Genetic Engineering

• Trait

• Gene

Definition: Your physical characteristics, like your hair or eye color

• Reproduce

• Predator

• Genetic Engineering

• Trait

• Gene