Genetics
A characteristic or feature
What is a TRAIT?
This is a change in the DNA sequence of an organism.
What is MUTATION?
This is the fundamental property possessed by a body to oppose any change in its motion.
What is INERTIA?
An organized representation (model) of biological relationships
What is PEDIGREE?
A feature of the cell where chromosomes are located
What is NUCLEUS?
The ability of living organisms to adjust themselves to their surroundings
These are forces that are not equal in magnitude and may or may not act in the same direction.
What are UNBALANCED FORCES?
This is the change in speed, direction or motion of an object
What is ACCELERATION?
Two of the same allele for a gene.
What is HOMOZYGOUS?
A process put to work due to environmental pressures by which organisms have adaptations that make them better able to live in their environment.
What is NATURAL SELECTION?
This is a quantity that has both magnitude and direction.
What is a VECTOR?
The way an individual looks for a specific trait or characteristic due to its specific genotype
What is PHENOTYPE ?
These have specific shapes that allow them to carry out specific functions in the organism
What is PROTEIN?
It is the the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection
What is EVOLUTION?
This is the a property of a moving body that determines the length of time required to bring it to rest when under the action of a constant force
What is MOMENTUM?
This is a group of organisms that is shared by multiple lineages.
What is COMMON ANCESTRY ?
Due to this process resulting cells of the offspring contain full sets of chromosomes.
What is SEXUAL REPRODUCTION?
A scientific theory that explains the larger evolutionary picture, patterns and processes above the species level at a grand scale e.g the succession of fossil records explain the appearance of the greater groups, such as the evolution of mammals, insects, and plants on Earth.
What is MACROEVOLUTION?
This is the variable the researcher or scientist intentionally changes or controls. It stands alone and isnt changed by other variables.
What is INDEPENDENT VARIABLE ?
This occurs when a group within a species separates from other members of its species and develops its own unique characteristics. The demands of a different environment or the characteristics of the members of the new group will differentiate the new species from their ancestors e.g. finches developing a unique beak adapted to the kind of food it eats.
What is SPECIATION?