QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(LATEST
UPDATE 2024)
Lamarck's ideas - ANSWER inheritance of acquired characteristics
inheritance of acquired characteristics - ANSWER changes that affect an organism during its lifetime
would be passed to it's offspring; Ex. Giraffes stretch necks for food, thus offspring develop larger necks
evolution by natural selection - ANSWER the environment determines which individuals survive and
reproduce
conditions for natural selection - ANSWER phenotypes vary, are heritable, and affect reproduction
how do bacterio become immune to antibiotics - ANSWER bacteria with variations that allow them to
survive are able to reproduce. They pass down the genes that grant immunity to the antibiotics
control - ANSWER an element in an experiment that is unchanged by other variables. used to increase
the reliability of an experiment
independent variable - ANSWER the variable that is manipulated during the experiment