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nouna natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environmenttype of:
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nouna state of surviving; remaining alive
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nounsomething that survivestype of:
Definition that contains survival
- jungle a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
- niche (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
- survivalist someone who tries to insure their personal survival or the survival of their group or nation
- pessimal of an organism's environment; least favorable for survival
- ecological niche (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
- pessimum of an organism's environment; least favorable for survival
- halophil archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival
- programmed cell death a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival
- apoptosis a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival
- insurable interest an interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy; an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insured