Variation

Question 1

Organisms or he same species have…..

Answer 1

Differences. For example hair colour, nose shape, height ect… This is called variation.

Question 2

What are the two types of variation?

Answer 2

Genetic and enviromental

Question 3

What causes genetic variation?

Answer 3

Different genes, all plants and animals have characteristics similar to their parents

Question 4

How is an organisms characteristics determined?

Answer 4

By its genes inherited from their parents.

Most animals get some from the mother and some from the father.

Question 5

What is the combining of genes from the two parents called

Answer 5

Genetic variation

Question 6

Some characteristics are only determined by

Answer 6

Only genes. For example violet flower colour. In animals it can be eye colour, blood group and inherited disorders such as cystic fibrosis.

Question 7

What are also influenced by….

Answer 7

The environment.

For example in a plant they can get yellow leaves from growing in darkness.

Or in humans a suntan