Characteristics of Life
All living things are made up of ...
Cells
A force that pushes or allows Natural Selection to happen
Selective pressure
In order for Natural Selection to occur there must be a struggle for _____________________
Existence
Define cell
The most basic unit of life
Define Biology
The study of life
All living things maintain __________________ in order to keep an internal body temperature
Homeostasis
Evolution is a change in a species over _____________
Time
In Natural Selection more offspring must be produced than are able to __________________
Survive
Two parties
Define genetic variation
Different genes being mixed up within a species in order to increase fitness
All living things __________________________________________
An example of this is when we move our hands from a hot plate
Response to a stimulus
An _____________________ increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce
Based upon the Sweaty T - Shirt Video people are generally attracted to those with ____________ immune systems
Different
Define Asexual reproduction
One party
Define Evolution
The change in a species over time
All things __________________ in order to create new offspring
Reproduce
An organism is considered _________________ when it is able to survive and reproduce. Think "going to the gym"
Fit
In the Rock Pocket video the mice that survived better blended with their ____________________
Environment
Define natural selection
The process where organisms better fit to the environment are able to survive and reproduce
Define independent variable
One that is not impacted by any others
All living things grow and ___________________
Develop
In Sexual selection the ___________________ (he/she) generally chooses
Female
The snake with the spider tail is an example of an _______________
Adaptation
A change in DNA
Define dependent variable