Vocabulary
The distinguishing characteristic of an organism?
Where does a mutation begin?
DNA
Slight differences in inherited traits among individual members of a species.
Variation
What is homeostasis?
The organisms ability to keep its internal conditions within limits.
How can your parents both have brown eyes and you have blue eyes?
The passing of traits from generation to generation?
inheritance
Explain why you might find a black bellied penguin when they are typically white?
a mutations in one of the genes
An inherited trait that helps a species survive in its environment.
Adaptation
What causes flamingos to be pink as adults?
Diet
What is the difference in dominate and recessive traits?
Dominate traits will always appear when paired with a recessive trait.
Section of DNA that has genetic information for one trait?
gene
Explain the difference in mitosis and meiosis.
Mitosis occurs in asexual reproduction and meiosis is the splitting of egg and sperm cells during sexual reproduction.
The process by which organisms with variations that help them survive in their environment live longer, compete better, and reproduce more that those that do not have the variation?
Natural selection
What is Miss. Rall's favorite animal?
Cow
Give an example of an inherited trait.
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How the trait appears, or is expressed?
Phenotype
How many chromosomes are in a sperm and egg cell?
23
Selection and breeding of organisms with desired traits?
Selective breeding
How does a structural adaptation, such as beak size, help a bird survive?
Natural selection occurs when individuals that have beneficial traits....?
survive and reproduce
An organisms complete set of genes?
genotype
Order these from smallest to largest...chromosome, genes, cells, DNA
DNA, genes, chromosome, cell
An adaptation in which one species looks like another species.
Mimicry
Two ways animals can protect themselves from predators?
Camouflage and mimicry
Give an example of an acquired trait?
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