Vocab & Key Concepts
The definition of a Gene.
What is an instruction for making a protein molecule.
The (blank) of individuals with each trait in a population can change over time.
What is (number).
The definition of a Population.
What is a group of the same type of organism living in the same area.
The definition of a Variation.
What is any difference between individual organisms.
The definition of a Cause.
What is an event that leads to a result or a change.
The definition of the Environment
Individuals in a population with (blank) traits become less common.
What is (non-adaptive).
The definition of a trait.
What is a specific characteristic of an individual organism.
The definition of a non-adaptive trait.
What is a trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment.
What is a type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms.
The definition of an Adaptive Trait.
What is Environment.
The definition of a generation.
The definition of a prediction.
What is an idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know.
What is a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new triat.
Fill in the blanks. A population can be (blank) present and by the number of individuals who (blank).
What is (described by the traits), and (have each trait).
True or False. Parents choose the genes they pass down to their offspring.
What is False.
Double Jeopardy
This is a test question!
What is (environmental conditions (the causes), and traits in a population (the effects).
How did Yellowstone change as a result of the wolves coming back? Pick more than one.
A. The deer stayed away from areas where wolves are.
B. All the deer died.
C. The deer ate less grass and trees near the rivers.
D. Bears, beaver, badgers, and birds came back to the park.
What is letters A, C, and D.
Fill in the blank. A new trait will only become more (blank).
What is (common in a population if it is adaptive).
True or False. In the video "Wolves can Change Rivers," the deer population got destroyed when the wolves were introduced back into Yellowstone.
What is False.
Double Jeopardy
This is a test question!
Fill in the blank. Mutations are changes to genes that can (Blank), which can result in change to traits.
What is (lead to changes to protein molecules).
True or False. Predictions are always wrong.
What is false. They can be right!