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Ecology Vocabulary
Ecology Terms 2 Know
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7th Grade
03/19/2009

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Acquired Trait
Definition
A trait that you get through your environment. IE a tattoo.
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Inherited Trait
Definition
A trait that you recieve from your parents, may be recessive or dominant. Ie, hair color, eye color, nose shape, etc.
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Population
Definition
All the members of a species in a specific area. Ie, the population of Blue Gills in Lake Michigan is high.
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Community
Definition
All the organisms living in an area.
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Natural Selection
Definition
The process in which organisms make adaptations that make life easier in their environment.
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Environmental Change
Definition
A change in surroundings, Ie, climate change.
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Adaptation
Definition
A change made to become better suited to your environment.
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Variation in Populations
Definition
Diversity in a population...ie. corn plants in the USA are very uniform, and if a disease struck, they would not be able to make an adaption for the next generation because there is no variation in the population.
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Reproductive Success
Definition
When an organism survives long enough to reproduce.
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