ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ adaptation.
Answer: inherited trait that increases survival or reproduction in an
environment.
◉ aerobic.
Answer: requiring oxygen.
◉ amino acids.
Answer: building blocks (monomers) of proteins.
◉ amino group (-NH₂).
Answer: functional group found in amino acids; acts as a base.
◉ anaerobic.
Answer: occurring without oxygen (implied by aerobic comparison).
◉ antlers.
Answer: bony head structures on elk, used as a trait in selection
examples.
◉ ATP.
, Answer: cell's direct source of usable energy.
◉ biodiversity.
Answer: variety of living organisms (implied by evolution/phylogeny).
◉ bottleneck effect.
Answer: sharp reduction in population size causing change in allele
frequencies.
◉ carbon dioxide (CO₂).
Answer: gas used in photosynthesis and produced in respiration.
◉ cellular respiration.
Answer: process that converts glucose and oxygen into ATP, CO₂, and
water.
◉ characteristics.
Answer: heritable traits of organisms.
◉ chloroplast.
Answer: organelle where photosynthesis occurs.
◉ clutch.
Answer: group of eggs produced at one time by birds.