U1M2 Fast and Curious: Natural Selection & Adaptations

an organism's genetic material

• DNA

• RNA

• genetics

• heredity

a molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group

• DNA

• RNA

• protein

• nucleotide

the process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule

• replication

• transcription

• translation

• mutation

a type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm

• DNA

• RNA

• nucleotide

• protein

the process from making mRNA from DNA

• replication

• transcription

• translation

• mutation

the process of making a protein from RNA

• replication

• transcription

• translation

• mutation

a permanent change in the sequence of DNA, or the nucleotides, in a gene or chromosome

• mutation

• adaptation

• camouflage

• variation

a slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a species

• mutation

• adaptation

• camouflage

• variation

the process which organisms with variations that help them survive their environment live longer, compete better, and reproduce more

• adaptation

• natural selection

• selective breeding

• genetic engineering

an inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of surviving and reproducing in a particular environment

• mutation

• adaptation

• camouflage

• variation