TOEFL 어휘

way a species uses resources and interacts with its environment

생태적 지위; 생태적 틈새

gradual change in the species making up a community

생태적 천이; 군집 천이

community interacting with its physical environment

생태계

in serious danger of becoming extinct

멸종 위기에 처한

naturally found only within a particular area

특정 지역 고유의; 특정 지역에만 자생하는

having green leaves throughout the year

상록의; 사철 잎이 푸른

change in inherited traits across generations

진화

change genetically over successive generations

진화하다

permanent disappearance of a species

멸종

joining of reproductive cells to begin a new organism

수정

sequence of organisms transferring energy through feeding

먹이 사슬

interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem

먹이 그물

move around searching for food

먹이를 찾아다니다

organism such as a mushroom, mold, or yeast

균류; 진균

unit of hereditary information in DNA

유전자

all gene variants present in a population

유전자 풀; 개체군에 존재하는 모든 유전자 변이형의 집합

chance-driven change in population gene frequencies

유전적 부동

genetic differences among members of a population

유전적 변이; 유전적 차이

begin to grow from a seed

싹트다; 발아하다

place and conditions where an organism normally lives

서식지; 생육지

come out of an egg

부화하다; 알을 깨고 나오다

animal whose diet consists mainly of plant material

초식 동물

passed from parents to offspring through genes

유전적인; 유전으로 전달되는

spend an extended period with greatly reduced activity and metabolism

겨울잠을 자다; 동면하다

organism on or in which a parasite lives

숙주

characteristic passed genetically from parents

유전 형질

introduced species whose spread causes harm

침입종; 침입 외래종

animal that lacks a backbone

무척추동물

immature animal with a form unlike the adult

유충; 유생