Genetics and adaptations
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| ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION | ONE PARENT; offspring is genetically identical to the parent (clone, less diversity)
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| SEXUAL REPRODUCTION | TWO PARENTS; offspirng has traits of both parents (more diveristy)
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| GENETIC MATERIAL | DNA found in the nucleus of a cell
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| DOMINANT ALLELE | The stronger gene from a parent
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| RECESSIVE ALLELE | The weaker gene from a parent
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| HETEROZYGOUS | A gene combination from parents that has one dominant allele and one recessive allele
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| HOMOZYGOUS | A gene combination from parents that has wither two dominant or two recessive alleles
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| DIVERSITY | The variety of traits within a species
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| TRAIT | A characteristic that is passed on from parent to offspring
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| ADAPTATION | A behavioral or physical characteristic that allows an organism to survive in its environment
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| BIODIVERSITY | The diversity of organisms in an area
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| PRODUCER | An organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis
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| CONSUMER | An organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms
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| PRIMARY CONSUMER | An consumer that eats producers
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| DECOMPOSER | An organism that breaks down dead organisms into nutrients for the soil
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| FOOD CHAIN | Shows how energy moves from one organism to another in an area
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| FOOD WEB | The interconnected food chains in an area
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| ENERGY PYRAMID | Shows how much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next
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| TROPHIC LEVEL | The feeding level of organisms in an ecosystem
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