Natural Selection/Genetics

An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive

• niche
• structure
• characteristic
• adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment

• mimicry
• camouflage
• hibernation
• migration

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A group of organisms of the same species

• ecosystem
• community
• population
• group

The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

• genes.
• variations.
• traits.
• theories.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A change in DNA.

• Competition
• Mutation
• Species
• Fitness

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Mutations are a change in what?

• DNA
• tRNA
• genotype
• phenotype

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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

• Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
• Because they come from dominant alleles.
• Because they come from recessive alleles.
• Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following is an example of a trait inherited from parents?

• lung cancer

• attached earlobes

• preference for spicy food

• short hair

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Describe the relationship between genes, chromosomes, and DNA.

• DNA is made up of pieces of chromosomes that contain genes

• Chromosomes are regions on a gene made of DNA

• Genes are sections of DNA located within chromosomes

• DNA is made up of chromosomes found on genes

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Genes are located in which part of a cell?

• the nucleus

• the cytoplasm

• the cell membrane

• the ribosomes