Vocab Review #8 (Adaptations)

a group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

• population

• community

• species

• generation

English naturalist and geologist known for his contributions to evolution by natural selection

• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

• Gregor Mendell

• Charles Darwin

• Louis Pasteur

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a process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits.

• adaptation

• natural selection

• genetics

• learned behavior

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differing characteristics between organisms in a certain species

• adaptation

• variation

• mutation

• generation

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a physical feature or behavior that helps an organism get food, protect itself, move, or reproduce

• adaptation

• natural selection

• genetics

• learned behavior

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physical features that have developed over time to help an organism survive in its environment

• structural adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

• evolutionary adaptation

• feature adaptation

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the way an organism acts in order to help it survive

• structural adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

• evolutionary adaptation

• feature adaptation

the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance

• inherited

• mimicry

• variation

• camouflage

an organism resembling another organism in order to provide protection

• inherited

• mimicry

• variation

• camouflage

a behavioral pattern than an organism is born with

• instinctive behavior

• learned behavior

• modified behavior

• birth behavior