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isn studystack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Variation | is a slight difference in an inherited trait of individual members of a species |
| Mutations | are random genetic changes that result in new variations |
| Natural Selection | the process by which populations of organisms with variations that help them survive, live longer, compete better and reproduce more than those that do not have those variations. |
| energy | the ability to cause change |
| work | the transfer of energy that occurs when a force is applied over a distance (force x distance) |
| Power | the rate at which work is done (energy/time) |
| Renewable resource | an energy resource that is replaced as fast as, or faster than, it is used. |
| Nonrenewable resource | an energy source that is available in limited amounts or that is used faster than it is replaced. |
| combustion power plant | burns biomass or fossil fuels to create energy that is used to make steam which turns a generator, making electricity |