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Inheritance
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Inheritance and Extinction
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What genetic material do we inherit characteristics from our parents through?
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
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What is DNA?
Chemical that contains all the information needed to make an organism.
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What is a chromosome?
Long strand of DNA, which contains many genes.
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How many chromosomes do humans have?
46
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What is a gene?
Section of DNA that contains the information for a characteristic.
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How is genetic material inherited?
Fertilisation (egg & sperm 23 chromosomes each)
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What is the term used for differences in characteristics within a species?
Variation
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What is the term for organisms that have lots of characteristics in common, and can mate to produce fertile offspring.
Species
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What is inherited variation?
Variation from the characteristics people have inherited from their parents
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What is the term used for variations caused y surroundings e.g. diet or lifestyle.
Environmental variation
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What is evolution?
Development of a species over time.
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The term used for the remains of plants and animals that have turned to stone.
Fossil
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What is natural selection?
Process by which the organisms with the characteristics that are most suited to the environment survive and reproduce, passing on their genes.
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Bonus: Look-Cover-Recall
Could you recall it?
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A species that evolved by changing its colour during the industrial revolution.
Peppered moth
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The term used when no more individuals of a species are left anywhere in the world.
Extinction
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