BIOL 1902 Study Guide - Final Guide: White Adipose Tissue, Brown Adipose Tissue, Toxicodendron Vernix
9 Aug 2013
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Natural history the observation of living plants and animals flora and fauna and their interaction. Someone with an interest in natural history is a naturalist. Famous naturalists: linnaeus set the foundation for binomial nomenclature, charles darwin world"s most famous naturalist. 3: ernest thompson seton semi-famous canadian naturalist, roger tory peterson bird and nature field guides. John james audubon one of the world"s first bird watchers . Features or traits that offer plants and animals an advantage in solving problems. They are not acts of intelligence or planned solutions. They are features that have taken thousands or millions of years to evolve. Adaptations can be physical, chemical, physiological, or behavioural. Selective pressures are a force of natural selection that acts on animals and plants, removing those that are less fit from the gene pool and selecting for traits that enhance survival or reproduction. Abiotic pressures pertaining to entities that are not biotic, such as wind or temperature.
