1. Adaptations / Classification Vocabulary
Use these definitions to complete Adaptation vocabulary. Open note quiz on Wednesday!

2. Natural Selection
Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive & reproduce most successfully.

4. Selective Breeding
Selection, by humans, of the animals & plants that are allowed to breed based on the traits that people want.

5. Wild rose
Cultivated rose

6. All dogs are the same species!!!

7. Adaptation Fins for swimming!!!
An inherited characteristic that increases an organism’s chance of survival.
Fins for swimming!!!

8. Classification
Method by which biologists group & categorize species of organisms.
Monotrenes
Marsupials

9. Migration seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.
When animals travel or relocate to increase chances for survival

10. Dichotomous Key
A classification chart that uses a series of yes / no statements to identify organisms based on their physical characteristics.

11. Genetic Diversity
The total number of genetic traits in the genetic makeup of a species.
Amount of diversity will vary from species to species

12. Small # of traits
Large # of traits

13. Physiology
The study of the internal functions of an organism. Ex: How your lungs take in oxygen or how your stomach produces enzymes or how a camel survives with little water.

14. Biodiversity
The variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or the entire Earth

15. Internal Vs External Features
Internal features are things like the size of your stomach or lungs, how strong your heart is, or the number of muscle cells you have.
External features are much easier to see. Your height, eye color, or ear size are examples of external features.
Most internal features are difficult or impossible to notice by looking at the organism, where as most external features are clearly visable.