TOEFL 어휘

become suited to environmental conditions

생물이 적응하다

inherited feature improving survival or reproduction

적응 형질

animal such as a frog or salamander

양서류

living or growing in water

수생의; 물에서 사는

reproduction without fusion of sex cells

무성 생식

one organism belonging to the bacteria

세균(단수)

variety of genes, species, and ecosystems

생물 다양성

reproduce and produce young

번식하다; 새끼를 낳다

period when animals normally reproduce

번식기

appearance that makes an organism hard to notice

위장; 보호색

animal whose diet consists mainly of other animals

육식 동물

maximum population size an environment can sustain

환경 수용력; 환경이 지속적으로 부양할 수 있는 최대 개체 수

basic structural and functional unit of life

세포

process in which one cell produces new cells

세포 분열

boundary regulating movement into and out of a cell

세포막

green pigment involved in photosynthesis

엽록소

cellular structure carrying genetic material

염색체

live in the same environment at the same time

공존하다

ancestral organism shared by different descendants

공통 조상

seek a limited resource also needed by other organisms

…을 차지하려고 경쟁하다

visible or audible behavior used in attracting a mate

구애 과시; 짝을 유인하는 행동

losing leaves during a regular season

낙엽성의; 계절에 따라 잎이 지는

decay or cause organic material to break down

분해하다; 분해되다; 썩다

organism obtaining nutrients by breaking down dead organic matter

분해자

have an organism or group as an ancestor

…에서 유래하다; …의 후손이다

develop into a greater variety of evolutionary forms

다양하게 분화하다; 다양한 형태로 진화하다

molecule that stores hereditary instructions

디옥시리보핵산; DNA

gene variant expressed when paired with a recessive variant

우성 대립유전자

temporarily inactive while remaining alive

휴면 중인; 일시적으로 활동이나 성장을 멈춘