Inheritance and traits

What is adaptation?

• A change in a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.

• A process of learning new behaviors to fit in with a group.

• A method of reproduction that increases genetic diversity.

• A temporary change in an organism's behavior due to environmental stress.

What diverse means?

• A. Diverse means a single type of species in an environment.

• B. Diverse means many different kinds of species in the same environment.

• C. Diverse means a lack of variety in species.

• D. Diverse means the same species thriving together.

What are organisms?

• Organisms are non-living things like rocks and water.

• Organisms are living things such as plants and animals.

• Organisms are only animals.

• Organisms are microscopic entities that cannot be seen.

What does it mean if some groups of animals are more closely related?

• They have different habitats.

• They share traits in common.

• They are all the same species.

• They have similar diets.

What is a reproduce?

• Reproduce means making more organisms of the same kind as a parent

• Reproduce means to create a new species

• Reproduce means to destroy organisms

• Reproduce means to change the characteristics of an organism

What is the pattern for all life cycles?

• Birth, Growth, Development, Reproduction, Death.

• Birth, Aging, Maturity, Decline, Death.

• Conception, Growth, Maturity, Aging, Death.

• Birth, Growth, Reproduction, Aging, Extinction.

What is variation?

• Variation refers to the differences in organisms from the same parent.

• Variation is the process of natural selection.

• Variation is the adaptation of organisms to their environment.

• Variation is the extinction of certain species.

What is evidence?

• Evidence is information that supports that something is true

• Evidence is a type of physical object used in experiments

• Evidence is a legal term for a witness statement

• Evidence is a synonym for proof without any context

Why do scientists study traits?

• To understand how organisms are related and how they adapt.

• To classify organisms into different species.

• To determine the age of organisms.

• To predict weather patterns.

What is Fossils?

• Fossils are the remains of living things that lived very long ago

• Fossils are rocks formed from volcanic activity

• Fossils are ancient tools used by early humans

• Fossils are the remains of plants that grow in deserts