Genetics

2. populations of different kinds of organisms that live in the same place at the same time
4. a substance that carries genetic information in the cells of plants and animals
9. the young of an animal or plant
10. behaviors that must be learned or taught
11. the occurrence of an organism in more than one distinct color or form
13. a caregiver of the offspring in their own species
14. a trait that is not inherited
16. a characteristic that is passed from parents to their offspring

1. all the organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time
3. segments of DNA strands that code for a specific trait
5. the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group
6. the passing of traits from one generation to the next
7. to have (a characteristic, disease, etc.) because of the genes that you get from your parents when you are born
8. the scientific study of how genes control the characteristics of plants and animals
12. a group of organisms of the same kind that can mate and produce offspring like themselves
15. a quality that makes one person or thing different from another