Unit 5 kennedy Natural Selection

Question 1

Adaptations

Answer 1

a change when a organism becomes better suited to its environment.

Question 2

Dichotomous key

Answer 2

a device used to identify species of organisms using visible characteristics

Question 3

Natural selection

Answer 3

organisms that are adapted to where they live so it helps them survive and make babies.

Question 4

Population

Answer 4

all of some specific organisms living in one place at a specific time

Question 5

Selective breeding

Answer 5

MAKING changes to a plant or animal so the babies will have the desired characteristics

Question 6

Species

Answer 6

A group of organisms that are alive and have similar genes.

Question 7

Hibernation

Answer 7

A state of deep sleep that happens during the winter

Question 8

Migration

Answer 8

A seasonal movement when animals move from one region to another

Question 9

Dormancy

Answer 9

The state of having everyday functions inactive

Question 10

Mimicry

Answer 10

one organism that looks and/ or copies another organism.

Question 11

Camouflage

Answer 11

when an organism blends into its surroundings