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What is Facilitated Diffusion?

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A type of passive transport that allows substances to cross membranes with the assistance of special proteins.

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What is the percentage of recessive gene offspring when crossing a heterozygous parent with a homozygous recessive parent?

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50%.

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What is the main purpose of photosynthesis?

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To make glucose.

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What is heredity?

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The passing of traits from parents to offspring.

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What are behavioral adaptations?

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Changes in behavior that help an organism survive in its environment, such as snakes being active in the morning and at night.

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What is genetics?

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The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.

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What are genes?

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Units of heredity that are transferred from a parent to offspring and determine some characteristic of the offspring.

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What is the difference between homozygous and heterozygous?

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Homozygous means having two identical alleles for a trait, while heterozygous means having two different alleles for a trait.

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What is a dominant gene?

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A gene that expresses its trait even when only one copy is present.

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What is a recessive gene?

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A gene that only expresses its trait when two copies are present.