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What is
natural
selection?
Adapting to
the environment
The change that makes organisms
better suited to their environments
develop through a process called
Natural selection.
Give an
Example: peppered moth
example of
natural
selection.
What is
Adaptations
adaptation? The behaviors and physical
characteristics of species that allows
them to live successfully in the
What are
environment.
some
examples Ex : fish have gills so they can breath
of
under water
adaptation? Giraffes have long necks to eat the
leaves.
What is
Competition
competion? Because many organisms share the
same ecosystem they are bound to
compete. Competition, the struggle
Give an
between organisms to survive in a
example of habitat with limited resources.
competiton. Ex: Two birds compete for the seeds
on a tree.
What is
Predatation
predation? Predation is when one organism kills
and eats another.
What is the The organism being eaten is the prey
difference and the organism that kills is the
between a predator.
predator
Ex: A snake kills and eats a mouse.
and a prey? The snake is the predator and the
mouse is the prey.
Give an
example of
predation?
Symbiosis is a relationship between
two species that benefits at least one
species. There are three types of
symbiotic relationships: Mutualism,
Commensalism and Parasitism.
Mutualism- a relationship in which
both species benefit. ++
Ex: the relationship between a butterfly
and a flower.
Commensalism – A relationship in
which one species benefits and the
other is neither helped nor harmed. +0
Ex: A bird building a nest in a tree.
Parasitism- involves one organism
living on or inside another organism.+The organism that benefits is called a
parasite and the organism it lives on or
in is called a host.
Ex: common parasites are fleas, ticks,
and leeches