Amplify Unit 2 Chapter 2 Study Guide

Front

What do we call living things that come from parents?

Back

Offspring

Front

Organisms can have _____ that are similar to their _____?

Back

traits; parents

Front

True or False: Children from the same parents can have different eye and hair color.

Back

True

Front

What is the term for making offspring?

Back

Reproduce

Front

Offspring inherit _____ for each trait from _____ their parents.

Back

instructions; both

Front

What is the process by which living things produce offspring?

Back

Reproduction

Front

What are characteristics passed from parents to offspring called?

Back

Traits

Front

Can traits be different even if the offspring come from the same parents?

Back

Yes, traits can vary.

Front

What do we call the genetic information that determines traits?

Back

DNA

Front

What is the term for the physical appearance of a trait?

Back

Phenotype