Quizlet terms
Triat
One form of a visible characteristic or behavior determined by a particular allele
Extinction
A wipeout of a whole species.
(Used to exist but can't be found since every one of them died off)
If a mutation of snakes was in the swamp and the highest survival rate was the brown and dark color ones. What would happen if I was a hot pink color?
-It would be the target of most predators in the area
-Most likely easy prey
-Would go extinct in a quick amount of time
Collection of all the genes
Genotype
Species
A group of organisms that possess similar genes and traits which no other group possesses
(The same animal group)
Lack of food in an environment
Over time the food that different species relied on will be gone thus leading both to extinction
If layers of rocks had fossils which layer would have the most?
The deepest layer and or first.
Phenotype
An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits
Adaptation
A trait that is created to help the animal survive and reproduce
Natural Selection
A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits
An allele that is always expressed
Dominant
Fossil
The remains of an organism, often its bones that are left after it has died
An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present so it is not expressed
Recessive