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8 - Unit 6 vocabulary

8 - Unit 6 vocabulary

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Kirstin Krengel-Oakes

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

mechanism

Back

the natural process by which something takes place

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2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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natural selection

Back

when individuals who are better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce

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3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

competition

Back

struggle between living things to get the necessary things (water/food/shelter)

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4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

adaptation

Back

an inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive/reproduce

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5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

expression

Back

determines how a cell acts

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6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

artificial selection

Back

happens when humans only breed organisms with desired traits

EX: purebred dogs

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7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

genetic engineering

Back

when scientists transfer a gene from one organism to another organism

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