definitions
What is inheritance?
The ability to store and pass traits from parents to offspring
What helps organisms adapt?
Variation
Why is adaptation important?
It helps organisms survive
What is evolution?
The process of change over generations
Why are offspring not identical to parents?
Because of variation
What is variation?
The ability to change and acquire new traits
Why must organisms adapt?
Why must organisms adapt?
What happens if organisms cannot adapt?
They may not survive
The process of change over generations
Inheritance and variation
Why are offspring similar to parents?
Because of inheritance
Which process creates new traits?
Variation
What factors in environment can change?
What factors in environment can change?
What connects variation and survival?
Variation allows adaptation
What produces new characteristics?
Variation
How do inheritance and variation work together?
One preserves traits, the other creates new ones
Which process keeps traits the same in a species?
Inheritance
What does inheritance help preserve?
Characteristics of a species
Give 2 example of Dominant trait and 2 example of Recessive trait
For example :Dominant-dark hair ,brown eyes
Recessive :blonde hair and blue eyes
How are new traits passed on?
Through inheritance
Why is variation important for evolution?
It creates new traits
What do inheritance and variation describe?
Similarities and differences between organisms
What is adaptation?
The ability to adjust to the environment
What helps species survive environmental changes?
Variation and adaptation
What happens after many new traits accumulate?
New species appear
Explain evolution in one sentence
Change and passing of traits over generations