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    This document discusses keys, variation, and inheritance in biology. It explains that keys are used to identify unknown organisms by working through a series of questions. Variation exists between individuals of the same species due to genetic and environmental factors. Inheritance is the passing of genes from parents to offspring, which determine characteristics like sex, hair color, and blood group, while environment also affects traits such as weight, height, and intelligence.

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    CAMBRIDGE SECONDARY

    ONE SCIENCE
    CHAPTER 3: VARIATION AND INHERITANCE
    3.1 KEYS
    A key is a method of identifying an
    unknown organism.
    A key is a set of questions or statements
    about the organism you want to identify,
    which you work through in sequence to
    find the name of the organism.

    3.1 KEYS
    3.1 KEYS
    Does it have
    legs?
    Yes
    Does it have more
    than six legs?
    Yes
    Crab
    No
    Does it have four
    wings?
    Yes
    Dragonfly
    No
    Housefly
    No
    Is its body made
    up of rings?
    Yes
    Earthworm
    No
    Slug
    3.1 KEYS
    Some keys are arranged differently and
    are given two statements at each step for
    you to choose. The choice you made
    leads to another pair of choices.


    Step Descriptions Next step/ Identity
    1 Has legs 2
    Does not have legs 3
    2 Has six legs 4
    Has more than six legs Crab
    3 Body is made up of rings Earthworm
    Body is not made up of rings Slug
    4 Has four wings Dragonfly
    Has two wings Housefly
    3.2 VARIATION
    A species is a group of organisms that
    share common characteristics and can
    interbreed to produce fertile offspring.
    No two individuals of the same species
    are exactly alike. The differences between
    individuals within a species are called
    variation.
    3.2 VARIATION
    All of these snails are of the same species but they show variation
    3.2 VARIATION
    Causes of
    variation

    Genes

    Environment
    3.3 INHERITANCE
    Inheritance is the passing of characteristics
    from parents to their offspring.
    Genes are passed down from parents to
    offspring. Genes provide a set of
    instructions that determine some of the
    characteristics of an organism.
    Half of your genes come from your father
    and half from your mother. Therefore,
    children have characteristics from both
    parents.

    3.3 INHERITANCE
    Examples of characteristics determined by
    genes:
    (i) Sex
    (ii) Hair colour
    (iii) Blood group
    3.3 INHERITANCE
    Characteristics affected by genes: Sex, hair colour and blood group
    3.3 INHERITANCE
    In each generation, children inherit genes from both of their parents
    3.3 INHERITANCE
    The environment also determines the
    characteristics of an organism.
    Characteristics determined by genes
    are affected by genes too.
    Examples of characteristics determined
    by the environment:
    (i) Body weight
    (ii) Height
    (iii) Intelligence
    3.3 INHERITANCE
    Characteristics affected by environment: Body weight, height and intelligence
    3.4MORE ABOUT INHERITANCE
    Genes are found on chromosomes in the
    nucleus of a cell.
    Genes and chromosomes

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