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The process by which species adapt to environmental changes over a very long time.
Paleontologist
Species
Body Structure
Evolution
Shared Structure
a scientist who studies fossils in order to understand the ancient history of life on Earth
Paleontologist
Species
Body Structure
Evolution
Shared Structure
an older population from which two or more newer species descended
Common Ancestor Population
Species
Body Structure
Evolution
Shared Structure
a more recent species that evolved from an ancestor population
Common Ancestor Population
Decendant Species
Body Structure
Evolution
Shared Structure
when something stays mostly the same over time
Common Ancestor Population
Decendant Species
Stability
Evolution
Shared Structure
the process by which one population evolves into two or more different species
Common Ancestor Population
Decendant Species
Stability
Speciation
Shared Structure
the very long time that spans the history of Earth, from the very first cellular life to the present
Common Ancestor Population
Decendant Species
Stability
Speciation
Evolutionary Time
sharing a common ancestor population
Related
Decendant Species
Stability
Speciation
Evolutionary Time
a group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group
Related
Species
Stability
Speciation
Evolutionary Time
a part of an organism (for example, one or more bones)
Related
Species
Body Structure
Speciation
Evolutionary Time
a body structure in two or more species that features the same parts (for example, the same bones)
Related
Species
Body Structure
Shared Structure
Evolutionary Time
Ecosystems are.........
all the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area
a molecule that organisms can use to release the energy needed to survive
an ending substance that is made during a chemical reaction
a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
An organism that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules is a ........
consumer
decomposer
producer
herbivore
Producers are ......
an organism that can make its own energy storage molecules
an organism that gets energy storage molecules (such as glucose) by breaking down dead matter
an organism that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules
the part of a cell where photosynthesis happens
What is the process by which plants and other producers use energy from sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose?
photosynthesis
cellular respiration
fermentation
glycolosis
What is cellular respiration?
the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
the process by which plants and other producers use energy from sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose
an ending substance that is made during a chemical reaction
a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
What is an organism that gets energy storage molecules by breaking down dead matter?
decomposer
producer
consumer
secondary consumer
What are living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria?
organisms
consumers
minerals
vitamins
What are the tiny structures that make up all living things and are the smallest units able to perform life functions?
cells
atoms
molecules
organelles
What is a proposed answer to a question about the natural world?
claim
evidence
reasoning
artifact
What is the ability to make things move or change?
energy
fatigue
energy storage molecules
glucose
What is a specific characteristic of an individual organism?
trait
mutation
variation
allele
What is a difference in traits between individual organisms?
variation
mutation
change
heterozygous
What is a type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms?
Protein
Glucose
Starch
Fat
What is an instruction for making a protein molecule?
gene
jean
proton
glycogen
A specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule is called what?
allele
gene
loci
protein
What is a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait?
mutation
variants
gene version
allele
Having gene versions that are different is called what?
heterozygous
homozygous
heterogenius
homogenous
Having alleles that are the same is called what?
homozygous
heterozygous
good luck
mutations
What is sexual reproduction?
the process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring
the process in which one parent passes on its genes to create offspring
cloning
regeneration
What is considered a population?
a group of the same type of organism living in the same area
all the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area
a model that shows what eats what in an ecosystem
a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
What is a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment ?
adaptive trait
non-adaptive trait
varied trait
allele
A non-adaptive trait is ......
a trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
a way of hiding by looking the same as the background
a specific characteristic of an individual organism
The number of individuals with each trait in a population is a gene _____________.
distribution
variation
gene
identity
What is a generation?
a group of individuals born and living at about the same time
a specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule
a characteristic that all members of a species have
the process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
Everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
environment
ecosystem
biosphere
bio-dome
What is a prediction?
an idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
an educated guess
an event or process that leads to a result or change
a result or change that happens because of an event or process
The process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
natural selection
evolution
mutation
asexual reproduction
What is an effect?
a result or change that happens because of an event or process
an event or process that leads to a result or change
an idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
an instruction for making a protein molecule
An event or process that leads to a result or change
cause
effect
claim
prediction
What is a species?
a group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group
a group of the same type of organism living in the same area
a specific characteristic of an individual organism
living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
The process by which species adapt to environmental changes over a very very long time
evolution
natural selection
change
variation
A type of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only
asexual reproduction
sexual reproduction
binary fission
fertilization
