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What does Battle of the Beaks demonstrate about survival?
Organisms with helpful traits survive and get more food
Why did some “beaks” collect more food than others?
They were better suited for that food source
In the lab, what did the items we picked up represent?
Food sources
In Battle of the Beaks, what did the different tools represent?
Different bird beaks
What was the name of the lab where we tested different “beaks”?
Battle of the Beaks
Camouflage that helps an animal blend in is what type of adaptation?
Physical adaptation
Breeding dogs to be smaller or larger is an example of what?
Selective breeding
Over many generations, helpful traits become more common because of what?
Natural selection
Why do organisms with helpful adaptations survive more often?
They are better suited to their environment
Birds migrating south for the winter is an example of what type of adaptation?
Behavioral adaptation
Thick fur on a polar bear is an example of what type of adaptation?
Physical adaptation
When humans choose which organisms reproduce to get certain traits, what is that called?
Selective breeding
What is the process where organisms with helpful traits survive and reproduce more?
Natural selection
What is an action or behavior that helps an organism survive called?
Behavioral adaptation
What is a physical body feature that helps an organism survive called?
Physical adaptation
What do we call different versions of the same gene, like eye color?
Alleles
A trait that only shows up when two copies are present is called what?
Recessive
A trait that shows up even when only one copy is present is called what?
Dominant
What tool is used to predict the traits of offspring?
Punnett square
What do we call body features or behaviors that help an organism survive?
Adaptations
A trait you gain by practicing or being taught, like riding a bike, is called what?
Learned trait
A trait you develop because of your environment, like a scar or tan, is called what?
Acquired trait
A trait you are born with from your parents is called what?
Inherited trait
What structure in the nucleus holds many genes together?
Chromosomes
What do we call the instructions in your cells that tell your body how to grow?
Genes
Which structure is found in both plant and animal cells and helps protect the cell?
Cell membrane
Which cell type has both a cell wall and chloroplasts?
Plant cell
What large storage structure holds water, food, or waste in the cell?
Vacuole
What jelly-like substance fills the cell and holds the organelles in place?
Cytoplasm
What tiny structures make proteins for the cell?
Ribosomes
What organelle is found only in plant cells and helps make food using sunlight?
Chloroplast
What organelle is known as the “powerhouse” of the cell because it makes energy?
Mitochondria
Which structure is found in plant cells but NOT animal cells and gives support?
Cell wall
What structure surrounds the cell and controls what goes in and out?
Cell membrane
What part of the cell controls everything and holds the DNA?
Nucleus
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