Study Guide: Adaptations and Natural Selection

All the individuals of one species in a specified area at one time.

• Adaptation

• Population

• Species

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Any trait of an organism that increases its chance of surviving and reproducing.

• Adaptation

• Population

• Species

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The process by which the individuals best adapted to their environment survive and pass on their traits.

• Natural Selection

• Population

• Species

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A kind of organism is one that is all the same but different from all other organisms. Must be able to reproduce.

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection

• Species

A non-living factor is

• biotic

• abiotic

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A living factor is

• biotic

• abiotic

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A cold and dry area (think Pole)

• Temperate Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

A place that has all 4 seasons

• Temperate Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

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Which of these animals would live in the TUNDRA?

• Turtle

• Polar Bear

True or False: Camouflage is when an organism disguises their appearance, usually to blend in with their environment.

• True

• False

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