8th grade

vocabulary

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the process of humans selecting for or against specific traits in plants and animals to create offspring with those traits in future generations

artificial selection

209

a process that explains how species adapt and evolve over time in response to environmental changes or competition

natural selection

309

the process of an organism changing to better suit its environment and improve its chances of survival

adaptations

409

a change or difference in something, such as its form, position, condition, or amount

variation

509

the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth

evolution

Example

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breeding cows for high milk production

Examples of artificial selection

209

Peppered moths

Examples of natural selection

309

Hibernation

Example of adaptations

409

humans have different coloured eyes

Example of variation

509

Cotton 

Potato

Papaya

Summer squash

Canola

Example gene modification

modified animal

109

what is the cats name who is green

Mr. Green Genes

209

These ??? are used to study diseases. DNA is microinjected into a zygote or embryonic stem cells to insert a gene of interes

Transgenic mice

309

??? are used to control disease

Genetically modified mosquitoe

409

Rosita Isa

 a cow genetically modified to produce human-like milk

509

This genetically modified ??? grows faster in early life because it has a growth hormone gene from Chinook ???

AquAdvantage salmon

modified plaints

109

to produce lower levels of enzymes that convert the pink pigment lycopene into the yellow pigment beta carotene

Pink pineapples

209

Arctic varieties of fruit

Apple

309

ringspot virus-resistant varieties

Papaya

409

BARI Bt Begun varieties

Eggplant

509

Lc transgenic plant

Alfalfa

penguins

109

penguin that lives on rocks

rockhopper penguin

209

penguin that lived 62 million years ago

Waimanu manneringi

309

penguins that live mainly on the Antarctic Peninsula and on islands in the South Atlantic Ocean

Chinstrap penguin

409

penguins that live in the ocean and ice surrounding Antarctica

Emperor penguin

509

penguins that live in the icy regions of Antarctica and nearby sub-Antarctic islands

Gentoo penguin