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

fossil evidence of life through geological time

화석 기록

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

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