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fertilization means...
when the egg and sperm form together
before the egg and sperm meet
putting oxygen into water
fetus
a child older than 3
a baby that is just born
a baby who is 1 month old
unborn baby that grows inside of a womb
genetics
how species adapt to their environment
how species look over time
how genes & traits are passed from a generation to the next
how species eat and digest food
Natural selection is...
none of the above
deforestation and how forests are removed to build
evolution and how organisms adapt to survive
how species stay the same
Define ecological
science of living organisms and their environment
science of living organisms and their reproductive systems
science of living organisms and their digestive system
all of the above
Define mutation
change in the DNA sequence
change in the weather
change in the weight of an organism
change in the color of an organism
define antibodies
proteins that protect when an unwanted substance enters
helps autotrophs live
proteins that don't protect when unwanted substance enters
medicine that doctors give to fight infections
herbivores
organism that does not eat plants
organism that mostly feeds on plants and animals
organisms that produce their own food
organism that mostly feeds on plants
carnivores
organism that mostly feeds on meat or flesh of animals
organisms that produce their own food
organisms that eats only fish
organism that mostly feeds on plants
autotrophs
produce their own food
only survives on water
only survives on meat
does not produce their own food
heterotroph
only survives on meat
does not produce their own food
only survives on water
produce their own food
define offspring
the male parent or organism
none of the above
new organisms resulting from reproduction
the female parent or organism
define inherited
passing of genetic info only from autotroph to heterotroph
passing of genetic info only from autotroph to autotroph
passing of genetic info from child to parent
passing of genetic info from parent to child
Define overproduction
too many offspring are created and not all can survive
just enough offspring and everyone survives
not enough offspring are created
evolution means...
change over a short time
staying the same
change over time; change in the frequency of selected genes
decomposers...
eat only plants
what parasite steals from
break down dead plants and animals
try to escape the predator
