Inheritance and traits and Introduction of Plants

Refers to a distinguishing characteristics of an organim.

• inheritance

• traits

• gene

• variation

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Result form the interaction of an organism's genes and its environment. It is how the trait appears or expressed.

• genotype

• mutation

• phenotype

• adaptation

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Slight differences in inherited traits are

• mimicry

• adaptation

• mutation

• variation

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A nonpoisonous butterfly has coloration and markings similar to a poisonous butterfly. This is an example of

• camouflage

• mimicry

• behavioral adaptation

• functional adaptation

It is an adaptation in which one species looks like another species.

• camouflage

• mimicry

• breeding

• adaptation

The process by which organisms with variations that help them survive in their environment live longer, compete better, and reproduce more than those that do not have the variations.

• selective breeding

• natural selection

• genetic variation

• environmental adaptation

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A permanent change in the sequence of DNA in a gene is refer to

• mutation

• inheritance

• gene

• traits

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An _________ is an inherited trait that helps a species survive in its environment.

• mutation

• selection

• variation

• adaptation

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The selection and breeding of organisms with desired traits is ______ which is similar to natural selection except the human, not the nature, do the selecting.

• Selective breeding

• natural selection

• natural adaptation

• environmental breeding

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What are the types of adaptation?

• structural, behavioral and functional

• camouflage, functional and mimicry

• natural, selective and environment

• none