Natural Selection

5. an instruction for making a protein molecule
7. trait a trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific
9. Square diagram used to predict the genotype of offspring
13. trait a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
14. a type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of
15. living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
16. molecule a type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
18. selection the process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many
20. allele only one allele is needed to express trait
21. alles(genes) and organism has

1. a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
2. trait that is expressed(visable)
3. a graph that uses bars to show how characteristics or values are distributed within a
4. to receive genes from parents
6. a group of individuals born and living at about the same time
8. the number of individuals with each trait in a population
9. an animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food
10. any difference in traits between individual organisms
11. a group of the same type of organism living in the same area
12. a specific characteristic of an individual organism
16. an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food
17. an organism produced as a result of reproduction
19. allele both alles must be inherited to express trait