Inheritance and
A distinguishing characteristic of an organism.
What is a trait?
A trait that is beneficial to a species.
What is an adaptation?
Variation occurs through ____________.
What is mutation?
The section of DNA that carries genetic information for a trait.
What is a gene?
What are natural selection?
How a distinguishing characteristic appears.
What is phonotype?
A permanent change in DNA sequence.
What is a mutation?
This type of adaptation is a biochemical change within an organism that helps it survive or maintain homeostasis.
What is functional?
What is the nucleus?
This adaptation helps an organism avoid predators by blending in with their environment.
What is camouflage?
Chromosomes are made up of ___________.
What is DNA?
Which of the following is NOT an inherited trait:
height, hair color, or writing skill
What is writing skill?
Which of the following factors determines whether flamingoes will mate:
genotype, environment, mutations
What is environment?
The complete set of genes in an organism.
What is genotype?
An adaptation is a trait that helps a species survive in its ______________.
What is environment?
A mutation begins in an organisms ____________.
What is DNA?
The passing of traits from generation to generation is called _____________.
What is inheritance?
The ability of an organism to maintain internal conditions within a changing environment.
What is homeostasis?
This happens when there's an error in the DNA sequence.
What is mutation?
How does the honey bee queens special diet affect her phenotype?
What is makes her bigger?
Chromosomes in egg and sperm cells divide during this process.
What is meiosis?
An adaptation that helps one species appear to be a different species.
What is mimicry?
This occurs when humans select and breed organisms that have desired traits.
What is selective breeding or artificial selection?
The result of mutations.
What is variation?
A bird that has the ability to survive in its environment because of the shape and/or strength of its beak is an example of this type of adaptation.
What is structural?