Unit 11 Quizizz

1. a change in structure or behavior that allows an organism to be better suited to its environment

• adaptation

• natural selection

• chromosome

• gene

the differences of traits between individuals

• variation

• DNA

• acquired trait

• chromosome

1. process where organisms best suited to their environment survive and reproduce

• natural selection

• chromosome

• inherited trait

• variation

made of DNA located in the nucleus; contains genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make new cells

• chromosome

• DNA

• inherited trait

• adaptation

a characteristic that is influenced by the environment or experience

• inherited trait

• acquired trait

• DNA

• gene

contains the code to make all proteins needed by an organism

• DNA

• acquired trait

• natural selection

• variation

a characteristic that is passed from parents to their offspring through genes

• inherited trait

• acquired trait

• natural selection

• gene

a small section of DNA that contains the information to influence one inherited trait

• gene

• DNA

• chromosome

• acquired trait