Genetics
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100

Number of genes you receive from each of your parents

23

100

When plants and animals change over time to better survive in their environment

Adaptation

100

A species that no longer exists is

Extinct

200

Are brown eyes dominant or recessive?

Dominant

200

The process where changes happen over many generations, helping living things become better suited to their habitats and lifestyles.

Evolution

200

Any remains, traces, or imprints of organisms that lived long ago.

Fossils

300

Name 3 traits that are inherited

  • Eye color, hair color, blood type, height, dimples, hairline shape

300

A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.

Species

300

Charles Darwin gave to science the theory of              

Evolution 

400

Name 3 traits that are not inherited

weight, food preference, favorite color, hobbies, language spoken

400

A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

Population

400

Tiny units inside cells that determine traits

Genes