Evolution Vocabulary

All living organisms (biotic factors) in an area as well as its physical environment (abiotic) functioning together form _____

• adaptation
• fossil
• ecosystem
• ecology

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Food, or any nourishing substance assimilated by an organism, and required for growth, repair, and normal metabolism.

• Behavior
• Adaptation
• Nutrient
• Fossil

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The observable response or reaction of an organism, an individual, or a system to a situation. 

• Adaptation
• Behavior
• Fossil record
• Characteristic

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This provides information about the history of life on earth and how organisms lived and evolved over time.

• fossil data
• fossil evidence
• fossil  record
• remains of fossil

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The remains or imprints of once living organisms are called:

• fossil record
• characteristic
• ecosystem 
• fossil

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A species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction. 

• Encountered specie
• Endangered species
• Fossil specie
• New specie

The external conditions, resources, stimuli etc. with which an organism interacts

• environment
• ecosystem
• evolution
• adaptation

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The process in which populations gradually change over time is called: 

• Ecosystem
• Evolution
• Environment
• Extinct specie

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A distinguishing quality, trait or feature of an individual

• nutrient
• characteristic
• environment
• ecosystem

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The death of every member of a specie

• fossil
• endangered
• evolution
• extinction

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