Metabolism
What do proteins code for?
specific traits
What has to happen in order for a population to increase?
more organisms must be born than die
Give an example of an abiotic factor
Anything nonliving
What is a histogram?
model that shows the variation of traits in a population
What are the 3 main things a human needs to survive?
glucose , oxygen , amino acids
What is an effect of two organisms having the same protein?
they will have the same trait
What will happen to a food chain if there are no producers?
every organism will die
Where does a consumer get carbon?
from the food they eat
many generations. Sometimes hundreds of years.
What does glucose react with to release energy?
oxygen
How many copies of each gene does a human inherit?
energy
How can the amount of carbon in the atmosphere increase?
decrease the number of producers , human activity
define natural selection
the organism most fit for an environment are more likely to survive
What is an effect of a human not having enough glucose?
they will not be able to exercise normally
What are the instructions for proteins called?
genes
decrease the size of the population
Where do producers get the carbon they need to make energy storage molecules?
from carbon dioxide
How do new traits get introduced to a population?
What is metabolism?
the process of breaking down food in order to absorb nutrients
What is an effect of proteins being connected different ways?
they code for different traits
What are 2 things that will happen to a population that has more energy storage molecules?
they will reproduce more and have more food available
What is cellular respiration?
process the breaks down glucose into energy
adaptive and non-adaptive