All terms in this list:
variation: a change from one form to others
adaptation: modification of some thing or its parts that makes it more fit for existence under the conditions of its current environment.
biologist: a scientist who studies life
mutation: Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material (DNA)
reproduce: to generate offspring
offspring: A person's daughter(s) and/or son(s)
natural selection: A process in which individual organisms or phenotypes that possess favourable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce
vertebrate: an animal having a backbone
Latin: the language used in classifying life
artificial: Man-made
biodiversity: number and variety of species of plant and animal life within a region
organism: living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
classify: To identify by or divide into groups; to categorize
species: organisms that can have offspring together and the offspring can have offspring of their own
evolution: The change in the genetic composition (DNA)of a population over many generations.
trait: a characteristic
characteristic: a distinguishable feature of a person or thing
arthropod:
insect: An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
segment: To divide into segments or sections.
cartilage: A type of dense, non-vascular connective tissue, usually found at the end of joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, in the throat and between intervertebral disks.
exoskeleton: A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.
arachnid: Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders and scorpions
microorganism: An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye, especially a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.
carbon dating: a method used to determine the age of a specimen
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