| A | B |
|---|
| egg | the female sex cell |
| DNA | "code" for an organisms trait |
| sexual reproduction | the joining of two sex cells to produce offspring |
| dominant traits | traits that are stronger and more likely to appear in offspring |
| sperm | a male sex cell |
| traits | characteristics; the color of your hair or eyes |
| recessive traits | traits that are weaker and less likely to show in offspring |
| mutation | a change in the genetic code |
| genes | parts of the DNA molecule that control the development of specific traits |
| heredity | the process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring |
| asexual reproduction | the process of one cell spliting to form two daughter cells |
| virus | DNA and a coating of protein |
| algae | plant-like protists |
| spores | reproductive cells of organisms such as ferns, fungi, and algae |
| bacteria | simple one-celled organisms in the moneran kingdom |
| pseudopods | a kind of arm amebas use to move |
| cilia | tiny hairs some protists use to move |
| protozoans | animal-like protists |
| classification | the system biologists use to group organisms by type |
| protists | tiny on-celled organisms that are neither plants nor animals but often have the characteristics of both |
| flagella | a long tail some one celled organisms use to move |
| monera | tiny organisms that have some nucleic materials, but no true nuclei, in their cells |
| food chain | a grouping of organisims in which lower organisms are eaten by higher ones |
| fungi | mushrooms, mold, yeast |
