Amplify Natural Selection Vocabulary Flashcard

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What is a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment?

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Adaptive trait

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What is an idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know?

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Prediction

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What type of molecule are genes and chromosomes made of?

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DNA

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What does it mean to stay alive?

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Survive

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What is a characteristic that all members of a species have?

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Feature

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What is the process by which organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce?

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Natural Selection

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What term describes the variety of different traits within a species?

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Variation

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What is the genetic material that carries information in living organisms?

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DNA

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What do we call the group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area?

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Population

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What is the term for the inherited characteristics passed from parents to offspring?

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Inheritance