Biology Flash Cards 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? OtherOtherNone Created by: AasiaCreated on: 28-10-12 10:41 What is a species? A group of similar organisms that can produce offspring that can also reproduce. 1 of 6 What is a hybrid? An animal that is the offspring of parents from two different species, a hybrid cannot reproduce (e.g. zorse, liger) 2 of 6 What are characteristics? The features of organisms. (e.g. eye colour, skin colour, curliness of hair) 3 of 6 What is variation? A name given to differences in characteristics of a species. (e.g. blue eyes and brown eyes) 4 of 6 Why are hybrids unable to reproduce? Because of the genetic information that has been passed on to them. 5 of 6 What are the causes of variation? It is due to each animal having different genetic information in cells and variation also may be caused by the environment. 6 of 6
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