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Genetics - correct Answers -the study of how traits are passed on
Heredity - correct Answers -the passing on of traits from parent to offspring (child)
Chromosomes - correct Answers -fine, threadlike structures made of DNA, found in the nucleus, you
have 46 in every cell
DNA - correct Answers -contain your genes, the "instructions" for your body, made up of 4 bases (A, G,
C, and T)
Gene - correct Answers -a unit of heredity that has a specific location on your DNA/chromosomes and
codes for a particular trait
Traits - correct Answers -characteristics of living things (examples: eye color, height, nose shape)
Genotype - correct Answers -genetic code used for each trait; represented as letters
Phenotype - correct Answers -the trait that can be seen; physical appearance
Dominant - correct Answers -traits that present (show) themselves; (uppercase letters)
Recessive - correct Answers -traits that "hide"; will only show themselves if there are two of these
genes; (lowercase letters)
Heterozygous - correct Answers -two different versions of a gene (two different sized letters)
, Homozygous - correct Answers -two identical versions of a gene (two letters of the same size)
Allele - correct Answers -Different versions of a trait or gene
Ecology - correct Answers -study of relationships of living and non-living things
Environment - correct Answers -our surroundings
Ecologist - correct Answers -a person who studies ecology
Ecosystem - correct Answers -an area where the living and non-living things interact and affect each
other
Biome - correct Answers -a large geographic area with a certain climate which determines the plants and
animals there (i.e. grassland, desert, rainforest, deciduous forest)
Habitat - correct Answers -the area where a plant or animal lives or grows naturally
Abiotic factor - correct Answers -non-living things
Biotic factor - correct Answers -living things
Community - correct Answers -a group of populations that interact
Population - correct Answers -a group of one kind of organism
Population Density - correct Answers -the number of organisms in a given space