Variation Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What is variation?
A
The differences in characteristics between individuals of the same species.
2
Q
What is inherited variation?
A
The variation that is passed on from parents to offspring, via genes, during reproduction.
3
Q
What is environmental variation?
A
This is the result of differences in the surroundings, or what an individual does.
4
Q
Why is variation important?
A
Variation helps a species to survive, by causing individuals of a species to be genetically and physically different.
5
Q
How does variation help our species?
A
If all the individuals of a species were genetically identical they would be vulnerable to the same diseases. If this were the case a single disease could wipe out an entire species!
