QZ 101824 Vocab

variations

• a slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a species
• organisms with variations that help them survive in their environment live longer, compete better and reproduce more
• an inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of surviving and reproducing in a particular environment
• an adaptation that enables a species to blend in with its environment
• an adaptation in which one species looks like another species

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natural selection

• organisms with variations that help them survive, live longer, compete better & reproduce
• a slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a species
• inherited trait that increases the chance of surviving & reproducing in an environment
• an adaptation that enables a species to blend in with its environment
• an adaptation in which one species looks like another species

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adaptations

• inherited trait that increases the chance of surviving & reproducing in an environment
• a slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a species
• organisms with variations that help them survive, live longer, compete better & reproduce
• an adaptation that enables a species to blend in with its environment
• an adaptation in which one species looks like another species

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camouflage

• an adaptation that enables a species to blend in with its environment
• a slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a species
• organisms with variations that help them survive, live longer, compete better & reproduce
• inherited trait that increases the chance of surviving & reproducing in an environment
• an adaptation in which one species looks like another species

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mimicry

• an adaptation in which one species looks like another species
• a slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a species
• organisms with variations that help them survive, live longer, compete better & reproduce
• inherited trait that increases the chance of surviving & reproducing in an environment
• an adaptation that enables a species to blend in with its environment

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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selective breeding

• the selection and breeding of organisms for desired traits
• a slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a species
• organisms with variations that help them survive, live longer, compete better & reproduce
• inherited trait that increases the chance of surviving & reproducing in an environment
• an adaptation that enables a species to blend in with its environment

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

genetic engineering

• biological and chemical methods that change the arrangement of DNA make up in a gene
• a slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a species
• organisms with variations that help them survive, live longer, compete better & reproduce
• inherited trait that increases the chance of surviving & reproducing in an environment
• an adaptation that enables a species to blend in with its environment

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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gene therapy

• replacement of missing or malfunctioning genes by the addition of new genes to a cells
• a slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a species
• organisms with variations that help them survive, live longer, compete better & reproduce
• inherited trait that increases the chance of surviving & reproducing in an environment
• an adaptation that enables a species to blend in with its environment

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

organic

• farmers do not use pesticides as they grow and harvest their products
• a slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a species
• organisms with variations that help them survive, live longer, compete better & reproduce
• inherited trait that increases the chance of surviving & reproducing in an environment
• an adaptation that enables a species to blend in with its environment

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Are there variations among humans?

• yes
• no

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