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Inherited characteristics + responding to the environment's stimuli

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Who is "the father of genetics"?

George Mendel

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Who is George Mendell? (4)

- Monk - mid 19th century(1800s) -noticed that peas inherit their characteristics from their parents -father of genetics

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Heredity

Science that studies the passing of characteristics from parents to offspring

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Characteristics

Qualities of an organism

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What did George Mendell notice?

diffrent characteristics in peas (stems, pods, leaves, lowers...)

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Inherited characteristics of plants, example, The prickly pear cactus: (3(

-Sharp spines (long/short) - paddle flattened stems - stems: waxy covering

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Why do organisms need the characteristics that they inherited from their parents?

To survive the environment

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Talk about animals' inherited characteristics:

Zebras: Black and white stripes (fingerprint) / Manes (short and stand on their necks)

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Talk about human beings' inherited charactericteristics :

Height (tall/ short) / eye colour / hair colour

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Define "Environment"

Everything that surrounds a living thing

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What is an "Environment Stimilus" ? (3)

1- causes a reaction in a living thing 2- stimuli can be internal or external 3- plural: stimuli

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Define "Behavior" (2)

Response to the environment/ the way animals act

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Define "Instincts"

Inherited behaviors

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What are the 3 ways by which animals can respond to their environment's stimilus? (3)

Behaviors / instincts / learned behaviors

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Animals can respond to their environment by behaviors. Give 2 examples.

Response to the environment stimilus: turtle pulls its head / Response to internal stimilus: huger -> get food

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What is this?

Fingerprint

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