TOEFL 어휘

take a substance into living tissue

흡수하다

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

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