UNIT 7  SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

　　GLOSSARY

　　adapt  vt. change so as to be suitable for 使適應，使適合

　　background  n. the scenery of ground behind sth. 背景

　　blend  vt. （cause to） mix  混合；把…混為一體

　　camouflage  n. a way of using colouring or shape which makes it difficult to see or find sth.  偽裝；掩飾

　　consist of  be made up of 由…構成；由…組成

　　contrast  vt. compare so that differences are made clear  對照；比較

　　creature  n. a living animal 生物；動物

　　deform  vt. spoil the form of； spoil the appearance of  損壞…的形狀；使變丑

　　evolve  vi. develop gradually 進展；進化

　　evolutionary  a. 發展的；進化的

　　extinct  a. no longer in existence 滅絕的；絕種的

　　grime  n. a surface of thick black dirt  （表面上的）積垢

　　hypothesis  n. idea which is thought suitable to explain the facts about sth. 假設；前提

　　investigate  v. make a careful study of 調查研究；調查

　　mutation  n. change in the cells of a living thing  （細胞的）變異

　　mystery  n. sth. that can not be explained or understood 神秘的事物；不可思議的事物

　　opposite  a. contrary or entirely different  相反的；對立的

　　predator  n. animal living by killing and eating other animals 捕食者；捕食其它動物者

　　prey  v. take or hunt as food  捕獵

　　n. an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal 被捕食者

　　recapture  v. take or make prisoner again 重獲；奪回

　　reject  v. refuse to accept  拒絕；抵制

　　release  v. set free 釋放；解放

　　reproduce  v. bring forth as offspring； produce the young of 繁殖；生殖

　　soot  n. black power left by smoke on surface 煤煙；煙灰

　　suppose  v. let it be thought that 猜想；想象

　　survival  n. the fact or likelihood of surviving 幸存；殘存；存活