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Natural Selection Vocabulary

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A deep sleep which an animal slows down its body

A - hormone

B - hibernation

C - Stimulus

D -population

anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism

A -response

B - stimulus

C -estivation

D - fight or flight

An organism's reaction to a stimulus

A - hormone

B- response

C - adaptation

D - artificial selection

Response in an organism characterized by an increased heart rate, anxiety, decreased blood supply to muscles

A - population

B - fight or flight

C - variation

D - estivation

Chemical signal produced in one part of an organism that affects cell activity in another part of the organism

A -adaptation

B - mutation

C - artificial selecion

D - horomone

humans breed specific planst or animals for desired traits

A -adaptation

B - mutation

C - artificial selecion

D - horomone

An inherited trait that improves survival and reproductive success

A -adaptation

B - mutation

C - artificial selecion

D - horomone

Change in DNA

A -adaptation

B - mutation

C - artificial selecion

D - horomone

The movement of organisms toward or away from an external stimulus

A - variation

B - estivation

C - internal stimulus

D - taxis

Comes from inside an organism's body

A - variation

B - estivation

C - internal stimulus

D - taxis

when internal processes slow down during hot, dry weather

A - variation

B - estivation

C - internal stimulus

D - taxis

differences that occur in individuals within a species

A - variation

B - estivation

C - internal stimulus

D - taxis

when plants conserve energy and stop growing

A - Dormancy

B - Species

C - Behavior

D - Sensory Organs

group of organisms that can reproduce only with one another and not with other organisms

A - Dormancy

B - Species

C - Behavior

D - Sensory Organs

set of actions taken by an organism in response to a stimulus

A - Dormancy

B - Species

C - Behavior

D - Sensory Organs

eyes, noses, skin, whiskers, ears

A - Dormancy

B - Species

C - Behavior

D - Sensory Organs

a process by which organisms that inherit helpful traits tend to reproduce more successfully

A - natural selection

B - evolution

C - population

D - homeostasis

maintaining a stable balance in the body

A - natural selection

B - evolution

C - population

D - homeostasis

process by which populations gradually change over time

A - natural selection

B - evolution

C - population

D - homeostasis

a group of organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time

A - natural selection

B - evolution

C - population

D - homeostasis