Taxonomy
What two taxons make up the scientific name of an organism?
What is genus and species
This mechanism of evolution is a result of some members of the population having greater reproductive success than others.
What is natural selection
another name for the cell membrane
what is the phospholipid bilayer
The phase in which DNA is synthesized
S phase (synthesis)
The three parts that make up a nucleotide
What is the sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen base
the main reason we need a standard taxonomic system
What is to prevent confusion
A type of natural selection called ____________
results in a single phenotype throughout many generations and decreases genetic variability.
selective selection
Type of cellular transport that does not require energy
passive transport
the nitrogen base that is absent in RNA
What is thymine
the shape of DNA
What is a two stranded, double helix
the kingdom that contains organisms that are eukaryotic, multicellular and autotropic
what is plantae
homologous structures in two different organisms provide proof of a
common ancestor
type of cellular transport that requires energy
active transport
the name of the process that makes somatic cells
what is mitosis
The type of mutations that would likely cause the most damage
what is a frameshift mutation
the three domains are ____________
eukarya, bacteria, archea
The term for beneficial traits that result in differential reproductive traits
adaptations
The biomolecule that aids in transport across the membrane
what is a protein (protein channel)
during metaphase the chromosomes ____________
line up in the center (meta=middle)
what codons code for
what are amino acids
The mnemonic for the taxonomic levels
dear, king, philip, came, over, for, good, soup
The term for species that are separated by geographic boundaries
geographic isolation
A type of transport that requires help, but not energy
facilitated diffusion
the phase of mitosis when chromosomes separate
what is anaphase
the nucleotides that pair together in DNA
adenine-thymine
cytosine-guanine