Explanation:
Species
A group of organisms that can reproduce and produce fertile offspring (children that can reproduce themselves)
Trait
Characteristic of an organism (body part, behavior, chemical, produced)
Variation
Differences in trait expression
Inherited trait
Trait passed from parent to children (offspring)
Acquired Trait
Traits learned by/changed in an individual from interaction with the environment
Protein
A special type of biological molecule (only found in organisms) that organisms use to build, maintain, and operate the cells/tissues/organs of their bodies. (Like a prepared meal)
DNA
The biological molecule that serves as the chemical instructions or blueprints for building all the proteins an organism needs to build its body and survive. (Like words in a cookbook)
Gene
A section of a DNA molecule that serves as the instructions to build one protein. (Like one recipe in a cookbook)
Chromosomes
Large packages of coiled DNA molecules that are passed from parents to children. (Like different chapters on a cookbook)
Pollen
Flowering plant sperm (male sex cell)
