Week 5 Flashcards

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Variation

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Is a distinct feature,behavior,or physiology of the organism that occurs to individuals within a population or species.

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Physiology

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Is the study of internal and external functions of living systems

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generation

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Is all of the offspring that are at the same stage of descent from a common ancestor,for example mothers and daughters representing 2 separate groups.

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Natural selection

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Is the process of selection whereby favorable traits become more common and less favorable traits become less common in following generations.

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migration

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Is movement to a different geographical or climatic region where food is more available.

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Hibernation

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Is a slowed physiological state of an organism to survive long periods of cold temperature or reduced food supplies.

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