Traits & Variations
A distinguishing characteristic passed from parents to offspring.
What is a trait?
All living things are made of cells, and cells come from ______________________.
What are preexisting cells?
A slight difference in a trait between individuals in the same species.
What is a variation?
An organism made of one cell, has no nucleus, and lives in extreme conditions is likely a:
What is a prokaryotic unicellular organism?
What caused some Galápagos finches to survive the drought?
What is beak size variation?
Which characteristic best explains why some animals survive better in certain environments than others?
What is variation?
Why are variations important in a population?
What is they help with survival?
Why are autotrophs important to heterotrophs in an ecosystem?
What is they provide the base of the food chain by producing energy?
If snow melts and brown rabbits blend in better than white, what happens?
What is white rabbits may decrease due to being more visible to predators?
How does the invention of the microscope connect to both the discovery of cells and understanding traits?
What is it allowed scientists to observe cells and cell structures where traits are controlled and inherited?