Vocab
An identifying characteristic of a certain animal
what is a trait?
The newts now have high poison levels
what is true
the number of individuals with each trait in a population can _____ over time
what is change
if the trees changed back from black to white, more moths would be ____
a characteristic of a species as a whole
what is a feature
Being able to store high amounts of water is always an adaptive trait
what is true
whether or not a trait is adaptive depends on the
what is environment
what influences which traits are adaptive or non-adaptive
what is environment
differences between organisms
variation
the order of who-eats-who in the sim is thornpalms, ostrilopes, and carnthons
what is false
it's carnithons
____ are instructions for making protein molecules
what are genes
The environment is orange. Bob the cat is orange, and Steve the cat is blue. There are predators. Who's most likely to die first?
who is Steve the cat
the process by which the weak animals die out
natural selection
different populations of the same species that live in different areas can have different traits for that area and still be the same species
what is true
genes are instructions for
what does it mean to make protein molecules
steve the cat is blue, and Bob the cat is orange. The environment is orange. What's missing for natural selection?
What are predators
how concentrated a certain trait is in a population
distribution
the protein that makes jellyfish glow is referred to as fluorescent green protein
what is false
it's green fluorescent protein
A population can be described by the ___s present and the number of individuals who have each ___
what is a trait
what is no