feature
a characteristic (or quality) that all members of a species have
trait
a specific characteristic (quality) of an individual organism
variation
any difference in traits between individual organisms
organism
A living thing
species
a group of animals or plants that care similar and can produce young animals or plants
An instruction for making a protein molecule
Gene
A long piece of DNA that contains many genes
Chromosome
protein molecule
a type of large molecule that does important jobs inside organisms
function
how something works
structure
the way something is shaped or put together
inherit
to get genes from a parent
claim
a proposed answer to a question about the natural world
evidence
information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim