Biodiversity Review

a physical or behavioral characteristic of an organism

a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms that decompose nutrients

the passing on of traits from parents to offspring

The variety of life forms in the world or in a particular ecosystem.

organisms that DO have a nucleus

a membrane-bound organelle that holds DNA

when a species no longer has living members in existence

A kingdom of eukaryotic organisms that eat other organisms for energy, breathe oxygen, and undergo growth and reproduction.

the ability for a mature organism to have offspring

A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment

Reproduction that requires only one parent.

The smallest unit of life

a form of the same gene that has small differences in the sequence of DNA bases

a small specialized part of a cell

Changes in heritable traits of a population of organisms as successive generations replace one another

the creation of a new individual from the combined genetic information of two parents of different sexes

a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms that contain chloroplasts in their cells to capture energy from sunlight for growth and development

organisms that do NOT have a nucleus

A threadlike structure of DNA and proteins