Lab Safety
A word for a type of behavior that is a BIG "NEIGH" in the lab setting
What is horseplay?
The process where organisms with traits that help them survive and reproduce are more likely to pass those traits to offspring.
What is natural selection?
The basic unit of heredity that contains instructions for a specific trait or protein.
What is gene?
The force that pulls objects toward each other and keeps planets in orbit around the Sun.
Newton’s Third Law states that every action force has an equal and opposite ______ force.
What is reaction?
Equipment that should always be worn in a lab setting no matter the situation
The preserved remains or traces of organisms from the past that provide evidence of changes in life over time.
What is the fossil record?
The full chemical name for DNA
What is Deoxyribonucleic Acid?
The reason Earth experiences seasons is because of Earth’s tilt and this motion around the Sun.
What is revolution?
The highest point of a transverse wave.
What is crest?
The first thing you do when you witness a safety hazard in the laboratory
What is notify the teacher?
Traits that increase an organism’s chance of survival and reproduction in its environment.
What is adaptation?
A chart used to predict possible genetic combinations of offspring.
What is punnett square?
The alignment where Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon.
What is a lunar eclipse?
Light waves are this type of wave.
What is transverse wave?
The length of time you should you flush your eyes out with water if chemicals splash into them
What is 20 minutes?
A diagram that shows evolutionary relationships among organisms based on shared traits.
What is cladogram?
A change in the DNA sequence that may alter the protein produced by a cell.
What is mutation?
The rise and fall of ocean water caused mostly by the Moon’s gravitational pull.
What are tides?
This type of signal is more likely to lose quality due to noise over long distances.
What is analog signal?
You should never smell chemicals directly; instead you use this technique.
What is wafting?
Structures that have similar underlying anatomy but may have different functions are evidence that organisms share a common ancestor.
What is homologous structures?
The stage of the cell cycle where DNA is copied so each new cell receives a complete set of genetic information.
What is S Phase or Interphase?
Spring tides occur during new and full moons because the Sun, Earth, and Moon are arranged in this way.
What is aligned in a straight line?
A wave where particles move parallel to the direction the wave travels. Sound waves are an example of this.
What is a longitudinal wave?