Mid review

Front

What happens to the squirrel population if all the oak trees are cut down?

Back

The squirrel population would decrease because they rely on acorns from oak trees for food.

Front

What are personal characteristics passed on from parents to offspring called?

Back

Inherited traits.

Front

What is the order of organization of multicellular organisms from smallest to largest?

Back

Cell, tissue, organs, organ systems, organism.

Front

Which system sends signals and messages to our body and is known as the control center?

Back

Nervous system.

Front

What do both lakes and estuaries have in common?

Back

Both have freshwater.

Front

What is the term for traits that are not expressed unless two copies are present?

Back

Recessive traits.

Front

What is the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics?

Back

Genetics.

Front

What is the basic unit of life?

Back

Cell.

Front

What is a group of similar cells that perform a specific function called?

Back

Tissue.

Front

What is the function of the muscular system?

Back

To allow movement of the body.