inheritance and allat Flashcards
1
Q
what are alleles?
A
-diff versions of same gene
2
Q
what are codominant alleles?
A
-neither allele is recessive
3
Q
heterozygous?
A
-2 alleles diff
4
Q
homozygous?
A
-2 same alleles
5
Q
genotype?
A
alleles you have
6
Q
phenotype?
A
characteristics you have
7
Q
whats a mutation?
A
change base sequence
8
Q
what is a habitat?
A
place where organism lives
9
Q
whats a population
A
all organisms
of one species
in a habitat
10
Q
whats a community?
A
all diff speices in habitat
11
Q
whats an ecosystem?
A
all organisms living in a particular area
12
Q
what is biodiversity?
A
-variety of diff species of organisms on earth
13
Q
abiotic factors affecting communities?
A
-environmental conditions
-toxic chemicals
14
Q
biotic factors affecting communities?
A
-food availability
-num of predators
-competition