Acquired vs. Inherited
Dominant vs. Recessive
Building Blocks
Terminology
Environment
100
These kind of traits are passed down from generation to generation.
What are inherited traits?
100
These genes are expressed if they are present no matter what.
What are dominant genes?
100
This is another name for Deoxyribonucleic Acid.
What is DNA?
100
These are qualities or features that distinguish organisms.
What are traits?
100
Traits can be influenced by this.
What is the environment?
200
These types of traits are behaviors or interests.
What are acquired traits?
200
These genes are only expressed if both of them are present.
What are recessive genes?
200
Most human cells have this many pairs of chromosomes.
What is 23?
200
This word means that plants and animals receive half of the genes from each parent.
What is inherit?
200
Organisms may not grow well if they don't have enough of this.
What is food and water?
300
Eye color would be an example of this kind of trait.
What is an inherited trait?
300
Blue eyes are an example of this kind of gene.
What are recessive genes?
300
Animals inherit this portion of their genes from each parent.
What is half?
300
These types of traits are passed down from ancestors.
What are inherited traits?
300
Flamingos are born with this color feathers.
What is white?
400
The shape of your nose would be an example of this kind of trait.
What is an inherited trait?
400
Curly hair is an example of this kind of gene.
What is a dominant gene?
400
This is what we call the "building blocks" in the cells.
What is DNA?
400
These types of traits are often behaviors and interests.
What are acquired traits?
400
The color of plants' leaves can be influenced by this.
What is the type of soil and/or amount of sunlight?
500
An animal's ability to hide from predators would be an example of this kind of trait.
What is an acquired trait?
500
If someone's mother passed down a gene for brown eyes and their father passed down a gene for blue eyes, their child would have this color eyes.
What is brown?
500
Most human cells have this many chromosomes in total.
What is 46?
500
Most human cells have 23 pairs of these.
What are chromosomes?
500
"Differences among organisms of the same species are not all due to different DNA. The ________ can affect how plants and animals grow." (Page 171 in your book)
What is the ecosystem?