Tusklessness

Tusklessness

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Science

9th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is tusklessness?

Back

When an elephant is born without tusks.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a major factor causing a decline in elephant populations besides poaching?

Back

Habitat loss.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is selective pressure?

Back

A force that causes certain traits to be more favored in a population.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

From whom do we inherit our genes (traits)?

Back

Our parents.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How does an elephant become tuskless?

Back

It is born without tusks.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the primary reason for the increase in tuskless elephants in certain populations?

Back

Selective pressure from poaching.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What role does genetics play in the trait of tusklessness?

Back

Tusklessness can be a genetic trait passed from parents to offspring.

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