Science Chapter 2
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| The production of a new organism from two parents | Sexual Reproduction
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| the production of a new organism from a single parent | Asexual reproduction
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| the transfer of genetic material from parent to individual | reproduction
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| sexual reproduction in plants that produces new plants from leaves, roots or stems. | Vegetative propagation
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| form of reproducing by splitting into two cells | Splitting
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| Form of reproducing when a small part of the parent's body grows into a tiny and complete version of the parent. | Budding
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| Only one parent in this type of reproduction | Asexual
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| the passing down of traits from parents to offspring | heredity
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| a trait that an offspring receives from its parents | inherited trait
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| a way of acting or behaving that an animal is born with and does not have to learn. | instinct
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| a trait that dominates or masks another form of that trait | dominant
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| a trait that is hidden or masked by another form of the trait | recessive trait
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| any individual who has inherited the gene for a trait but does not show that trait physically | carrier
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| a chart used to trace the history of traits in a family | pedigree
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| Any coloring, shape or pattern that allows an organism to blend in with its environment | Camoflauge
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| when an animal matches the color, shape and texture of an environment | protective resemblence
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| the remains, traces or imprints of living things preserved in Earth's crust | fossil
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| how old a rock is in comparison to another rock | relative age
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| when the organisms that are best suited to their environments survive and reproduce successfully | natural selection
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| difference among members of the same species that enables individuals to better survive and reproduce | variation
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| change in an organisms genetic material | mutation
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| a type of camouflage in which the color of an animal helps it blend in with its background | protective coloration
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| any characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment | adaptation
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| the age of a fossil in years | absolute age
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| an adaptation in which an animal is protected against predators by its resemblence to an unpleasant animal | mimicry
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