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5.2 Part 3
adaptation
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7th Grade
04/14/2011

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Term
adaptation
Definition
when a population responds to its environment by acquiring a physical or behavioral trait that allows individuals of the population to better serve in their changed environment
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resistant
Definition
able to survive in spite of
Term
insecticide
Definition
substances or chemicals that kill insects
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environmental change
Definition
when living or non-living factors in the organisms surroundings change either slowly or quickly
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adapted to the environment
Definition
change in a population that ocurred as a result of natural selection which allowed individuals in a populationthat were better suited to survive in a changed environment to live
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