托福詞彙

take a substance into living tissue

吸收（水分、養分等）

become suited to environmental conditions

（生物）適應

inherited feature improving survival or reproduction

適應性特徵

animal such as a frog or salamander

兩棲動物

living or growing in water

水生的；水棲的

reproduction without fusion of sex cells

無性生殖

one organism belonging to the bacteria

細菌（單數）

variety of genes, species, and ecosystems

生物多樣性

reproduce and produce young

繁殖；產生後代

period when animals normally reproduce

繁殖季

appearance that makes an organism hard to notice

偽裝；保護色

animal whose diet consists mainly of other animals

肉食性動物

maximum population size an environment can sustain

環境容納量；承載量

basic structural and functional unit of life

細胞

process in which one cell produces new cells

細胞分裂

boundary regulating movement into and out of a cell

細胞膜

green pigment involved in photosynthesis

葉綠素

cellular structure carrying genetic material

染色體

live in the same environment at the same time

共存

seek a limited resource also needed by other organisms

競爭；爭奪（有限資源）

visible or audible behavior used in attracting a mate

求偶展示

losing leaves during a regular season

落葉的；季節性落葉的

decay or cause organic material to break down

分解；腐爛

organism obtaining nutrients by breaking down dead organic matter

分解者

have an organism or group as an ancestor

由……傳衍而來；是……的後代

develop into a greater variety of evolutionary forms

多樣化；演化出多種類型

molecule that stores hereditary instructions

去氧核糖核酸；DNA

gene variant expressed when paired with a recessive variant

顯性等位基因

temporarily inactive while remaining alive

休眠的；暫時停止生長或活動的