âº a gradual process of change and development. âº biology Evolution is the process by which the physical characteristics of types of creatures change over time, new types of creatures develop, and others disappear. (Definition of âevolutionâ from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press)
You can remember the difference between endotherms and ectotherms if you remember that endo- means inside endo- = inside and ecto- means outside ecto- = outside, so endotherms generate their own heat from within, and ectotherms get their heat from the outside.
The indoor plants that are happy to put down roots outside. Last updated at 22:00 15 February 2007. Gardeners are discovering their own greenhouse effect because of climate change-they can now grow indoor plants outside.Milder winters mean that many plants from warmer climates can cope outdoors for most of the year. They may even prefer to be outside because the air in modern homes can be too dry for them.here were some casualties, but nine of the plants survived outside, although some such as rubber plants still needed to be brought in during the coldest parts of a typical British winter.