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the process by which the characteristics of a species change over many generations in response to the environment
Adaptation
a characteristic or property of an organism
Trait
an animal that hunts and eats another animal
Predator
all of the actions and reactions of an animal
Behavior
to change; usually organism change that happens over many generations
Mutate
any individual living thing
Organism
to continue living or existing
Survive
an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal
Prey
a group of related organisms making up a single step in the line of descent
Generation
an organism's reaction to a stimulus
Response
a group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can mate with each other to produce offspring
Species
to make more of a species; to have offspring
Reproduce
a part of an organism
Structure
an animal's natural response to a stimulus; an inherited behavior
Instinct
to act because of something that happened
React
all the living and nonliving things that surround an organism
Environment
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
Heredity
a feature of an organism; something you can observe about an organism
Characteristic
to reduce body movement during the winter in an effort to conserve energy
Hibernate
the range of differences in features within a group of organisms
Variation
the location in which an organism lives
Habitat
the movement of a group of organisms from one place to another, usually due to a change in seasons
Migration
the coloring or patterns on an animal's body that allow it to blend in with its environment
Camouflage
a part of an organism that you can see
Feature
I can use evidence to construct an explanation for how variations in characteristics among individuals within the same species may provide advantages to these individuals in their survival and reproduction
Standard 5.LS4.2