Natural Selection - Adaptations

3. a process in which environmental or genetic influences determine which types of organism thrive better than others, regarded as a factor in evolution.
4. the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
6. all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.
7. involving or creating favorable circumstances that increase the chances of success or effectiveness; beneficial.
10. an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
11. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
13. of or in agreement with the character or makeup of, or circumstances surrounding, someone or something.
14. the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA, or the deletion, insertion, or rearrangement of larger sections of genes or chromosomes.

1. create something very similar to (something else), especially in a different medium or context.
2. the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.
4. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
5. the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
8. a genetically determined characteristic.
9. continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship.
12. a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits.