Natural Selection Vocabulary

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A deep sleep which an animal slows down its body

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anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism

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An organism's reaction to a stimulus

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

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

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humans breed specific planst or animals for desired traits

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An inherited trait that improves survival and reproductive success

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Change in DNA

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The movement of organisms toward or away from an external stimulus

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Comes from inside an organism's body

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when internal processes slow down during hot, dry weather

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differences that occur in individuals within a species

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when plants conserve energy and stop growing

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

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

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eyes, noses, skin, whiskers, ears

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

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maintaining a stable balance in the body

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process by which populations gradually change over time

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Natural Selection Vocabulary

A deep sleep which an animal slows down its body

anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism

An organism's reaction to a stimulus

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

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

humans breed specific planst or animals for desired traits

An inherited trait that improves survival and reproductive success

Change in DNA

The movement of organisms toward or away from an external stimulus

Comes from inside an organism's body

when internal processes slow down during hot, dry weather

differences that occur in individuals within a species

when plants conserve energy and stop growing

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

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

eyes, noses, skin, whiskers, ears

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

maintaining a stable balance in the body

process by which populations gradually change over time

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

A deep sleep which an animal slows down its body

anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism

An organism's reaction to a stimulus

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

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

humans breed specific planst or animals for desired traits

An inherited trait that improves survival and reproductive success

Change in DNA

The movement of organisms toward or away from an external stimulus

Comes from inside an organism's body

when internal processes slow down during hot, dry weather

differences that occur in individuals within a species

when plants conserve energy and stop growing

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

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

eyes, noses, skin, whiskers, ears

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

maintaining a stable balance in the body

process by which populations gradually change over time

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