Evolution
The process of evolving
Evolution
Observable physical traits or characteristics resulting from that genotype (example eye color)
Phenotype
A complex network of inter connected food chains in an ecosystem
Food web
Organism that obtains food by consuming other organisms
Heterotroph (ex. animals); they are also consumers
How many organisms of the same species that live in a particular area
Population
Process by which organisms with better traits adapt to their environment
Natural selection
Combinational of alleles for a trait (example AA)
Genotype
Shows the amount of energy that moves from one level to another in a food web
Energy pyramid
The number of individuals occupying an area in relation to the size of the area
Population Density
Remains of animals
Fossils
Double stranded nucleic acid, can replicate on its own
DNA
Organism that can produce their own food
Autotroph (ex. plants); they are also producers
The number of individuals an environment can support
Carrying capacity
Process by which humans breed organisms for particular genetic traits
Artificial selection
Specific segments of DNA on a chromosome
Genes
Shows energy flow from one organism to another
Food chain
Natural compound present in green plants that gives them their color
Chlorophyll
The community of organisms that live in a particular area along with the living environment
Ecosystem
Single stranded nucleic acid, does not replicate on its own
RNA
Photosynthesis equation
Carbon dioxide + water + light energy = glucose + oxygen
The study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment
Ecology