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