Growth of Organisms Vocab

Self contained living thing?

• Cell

• Organ

• Organism

• Nucleus

Result from specific alleles carried by an individual

• Chromosomes

• Nucleus

• Genetic Factors

• Unicellular

The process of becoming better suited to its environment

• Adaptation

• Symbiosis

• Organism

• Camoflage

Any ecosystem factor that influences living organisms

• Genetic factors

• Environmental factors

• Growth

• Adaption

Process of increasing in size and maturity

• Cell Wall

• Growth

• osmosis

• photosynthesis

Genetic factors are traits that animals ___________________ that either positively or negatively influence their growth.

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Inherit

• Genes

__________________________ factors that influence the growth of organisms can be biotic or abiotic.

• Labor

• Environmental

• Genetic

• Physical

Plants can inherit genes that predispose them to _________________ or other conditions that negatively affect their growth.

• Disease

• Genetics

• Growth

• Environmental

Which one of these are NOT abiotic?

• water

• Sunlight

• Soil

• Reproduction

Which one of this is NOT a genetic factor?

• Root System

• Stalk/stem

• Petal Color

• Disease