Environmental Vocabulary Flashcard

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What does the word environment mean?

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All the living and nonliving things in an area.

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What does the word reproduce mean?

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To make offspring.

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What does the word variation mean?

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A difference between organisms.

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What is a pattern in nature?

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Something we observe to be similar over and over again.

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What are genes?

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Instructions for making a living thing that are in cells and passed from parents to offspring.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

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What does adaptation mean?

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A change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.

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What is natural selection?

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The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is a habitat?

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The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.