Overall Vocabulary
What is an adaptive trait?
What are the options for variation of a histogram?
High, Medium, Low, or None
AA or aa
Fill in the blanks:
A _________ can be described by the ______ present and by the number of individuals who have each trait.
population
traits
What is Ms. Leget's favorite drink?
Dr. Pepper ORRRR Alani
What is a non-adaptive trait?
A trait that does not help survival of an organism.
What are the options for distribution on a histogram?
Left Skewed, Right Skewed, Normal
What does heterozygous mean? Give an example!
Different Alleles.
Aa
What is Key Concept #2 state?
The number of individuals with each trait in a population can change over time.
What is Ms. Leget's fiance's name?
Max
Give an example of a feature.
(many answers) BUT has to be the characteristic that ALL organisms have.
Ex: Eye Color
What are three components of a histogram that need to be included?
Title, X Axis Label, Y Axis Label
What are genotypes?
Fill in the blank:
Whether or not a trait is adaptive depends on the _________.
Environment
True or False: Ms. Leget is currently getting her Master's Degree.
True
Give an example of a trait.
(many answers) specific characteristic of an organism.
Ex: Blue Eyes
Describe what the histogram looks like when there is 1 adaptive trait. Draw it if you know!
All data points should be in ONE column.
What are phenotypes?
Physical characteristics of the organism.
Fill in the blank:
_____ are instructions for making _______ and protein molecules determine an organism’s ______.
Genes
Protein Molecules
Traits
Name one sport or activity that Ms. Leget did growing up!
Gymnastics, Dance, Cheer, Basketball, Choir, many more!!
What is a population?
Group of organisms living in the same area.
What should the histogram look like with high variation? Draw a picture too!
Data points in all categories.
Dominant are represented by ______ _______ and Recessive are represented by ______ _________.
Fill in the blanks!
Capital Letters
Lowercase Letters
Genes are passed down from ______ to _______.
Parents
Offspring
How old is Ms. Leget?
(Please do not hurt my feelings)
24