A specialized structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in a particular environment.
What is an Adaptation.
100
A mistake made when DNA is copied during cell division. This results in the genetic blueprint being different from the original.
What is a mutation.
100
Sections of DNA that give instructions to create specific traits.
What are genes.
100
A type of asexual reproduction where a single cell divides into two separate cells, each a separate organism. Ex: Bacterial Reproduction
What is binary fission.
100
A form of reproduction in which only one parent is needed to produce offspring.
What is asexual reproduction.
200
Breeding between closely related individuals.
What is inbreeding.
200
When traits are passed from parent to offspring.
What is heredity.
200
The type of adaptation that Darwin's finches displayed.
What is structural.
200
This is the driving force of Natural Selection.
What is mutations.
200
Echinacea augustifolia is a type of native flower in Missouri. Which part of the scientific name is the species name?
What is augustifolia.
300
When homologous chromosomes trade genetic information with each other during the formation of eggs and sperm. This causes the genetic blueprint to be different from the genetic blueprint of the parent cell.
What is recombination.
300
The "virgin birth" of asexual reproduction, when eggs from a female develop into offspring without being fertilized by a male.
What is parthenogenesis.
300
The process by which new organisms are produced from existing organisms.
What is reproduction.
300
When all the members of a population have similar genetic blueprints---can cause extinction.
What is genetic homogeneity.
300
A form of asexual reproduction when some part of a plant, such as leaves, roots or stems, breaks off and begins growing into a separate organism.
What is vegetative reproduction.
400
A form of reproduction in which two parents are needed to produce offspring.
What is sexual reproduction.
400
When different species that live in completely different habitats evolve to be very similar species because their environments are identical.
What is convergent evolution.
400
The process by which populations become adapted to their environment over time.
Variety+Heredity+Differential Reproduction=
What is Natural Selection.
400
The Father of evolution.
Who is Chuck Darwin.
400
When a population loses so much genetic diversity it cannot adapt to drastic environmental changes.
What is genetic bottleneck.
500
A type of plant that cannot pollinate itself.
What is self-incompatible.
500
Taking individuals from thriving populations and releasing them into struggling populations.
What is translocation.
500
A type of asexual reproduction where a bud begins growing on the parent's body, breaks off of the parent, forming an identical offspring. Ex: Hydra Reproduction
What is budding.
500
When some individuals survive and reproduce at a higher rate than others in the same population.
What is differential reproduction.
500
The number of a certain organism that can be harvested by a hunter daily.