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A tick feeding off a dog
What is parasitism?
What is mutualism?
If a snake is eating a mouse, the snake is a ________
What is a predator?
___________________ describes when an animal blends into their environment and makes it harder for predators to see them.
What is camouflage?
A characteristic that makes an individual better suited to its environment may eventually become common in that species through a process called:
What is natural selection?
A lion eating a gazelle is an example of
What is a predator-prey relationship?
The relationship described when one organism is benefited, and the other organism is harmed
What is parasitism?
Organisms that make their own food through photosynthesis are called:
What are producers?
______________________ is the scientist who worked with natural selection and evolution.
Who was Charles Darwin?
If no members of a species are still alive, then the species is __________.
What is extinct?
A fossil found near the top of a canyon is _____________ than a fossil found near the bottom.
What is younger?
The preserved remains of an organism that lived long ago is a _____________.
What are fossils?
The gradual change in a species over time is called
What is evolution?
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
What is an adaptation?
The father of genetics
Who is Gregor Mendel?
This happens to a recessive allele when a dominant allele is present
What is the recessive allele is hidden?
The scientific study of heredity
What is genetics?
If a plant is heterozygous for tall, the genotype is
Tt
Straight hair is dominant to curly hair. If the genotype is SS, the phenotype is
What is straight hair?
xy is used to represent a ____________.
What is a boy?
The organism’s physical appearance or visible traits is known as its:
What is the phenotype?
A ____________________________ allele always shows up in an organism even when the other allele is present.
What is dominant?
The ______________________ is the cell organelle that controls the cell. It directs the cell’s activities.
What is the nucleus?
The powerhouse of the cell. It produces energy for the cell.
What is the mitochondria?
The organelle that stores water, food, and waste for the cell.
What is the vacuole?