Evolutionary Concepts and Biodiversity

A set of vocabulary flashcards focusing on key concepts related to evolution, biodiversity, and natural selection.

Biodiversity

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

Natural Selection

The process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

Inherited Traits

Characteristics passed down from parents to offspring through genes.

Evolution

The process by which different kinds of living organisms develop and diversify from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

Adaptation

A trait that improves an organism's chance of survival and reproduction in a given environment.

Fitness

The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment.

Environmental Factors

Elements in an environment that affect organisms' survival and reproduction, such as climate, food resources, and predators.

Perfect Organism

An organism that is ideally suited to its environment, which natural selection can never fully achieve due to constant environmental changes.