Chapter 2- Life Cycles

The stages a plant or an animal goes through from the beginning of one generation to the beginning of a new generation

• heredity

• genes

• life cycle

• metamorphosis

The passing on of characteristics from parents to offspring

• trait

• heredity

• direct development

• genes

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The change from a larva stage to a nymph stage is a kind of

• life cycle

• trait

• direct development

• metamorphosis

The basic units of heredity

• photosynthesis

• cells

• genes

• heredity

Fish grow and develop in a process known as

• direct development

• metamorphosis

• life cycle

• heredity

A characteristic that is passed from parent to child

• heredity

• trait

• photosynthesis

• heredity

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The process by which plants make sugar for energy

• genes

• direct development

• photosynthesis

• metamorphosis

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Which of the following plant structures are on a moss plant?

• leaves

• seeds

• roots

• spores

How can you best explain the resemblance between offspring and parents?

• eating habits

• daily activity

• behavior

• heredity

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Which of the following characteristics is NOT controlled by genes?

• color of her hair

• hairstyle

• dimples

• earlobe shape