Living Environment Regents Review

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

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Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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What is Cell Wall?

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The outside layer of the cell in plants and not in animal cells.

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What is Cellular Respiration?

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Process that uses oxygen and nutrients to produce energy.

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What is Photosynthesis?

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Use sunlight to make their own food.

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What is Cell Membrane?

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Control what goes in or out of the cell.

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Define Evolution.

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The process by which species change over time through natural selection.

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What is Natural Selection?

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The process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is a Trait?

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A characteristic or feature of an organism, which can be inherited.

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What is a Dominant Allele?

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An allele that expresses its trait even in the presence of a recessive allele.

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What is a Recessive Allele?

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An allele that only expresses its trait when two copies are present.