Term |
Definition |
Short-term environmental change |
occurs quickly and affects organism immediately. |
Long-term environmental change |
occurs slowly over time and affects organisms over generations. |
Traits |
a distinct variant of a phenotypic characteristic of an organism that may be inherited, be environmentally determined or be a combination of the two. |
Subsequent populations |
the rate of how a population has been growing and how it has reached its peak in a certain amount of years. This can also be related to the census taking that occurs each year or so. |
Organism |
any contiguous living system, such as an animal, plant or bacterium. |
Camouflage |
hide or disguise the presence of (a person, animal, or object) |
Adaptation |
is a trait with a current functional role in the life of an organism that is maintained and evolved by means of natural selection. |
Population |
all the organisms of the same group or species, which live in a particular geographical area, and have the capability of interbreeding. |
Mutation |
a permanent alteration of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA or other genetic elements |
Tolerance |
the capacity of an organism to endure the effects of a poison or other substance, esp after it has been taken over a prolonged period |
Biodiversity |
the number of different species of plants and animals in an area. |