Mitosis
acronym for the phases of Mitosis
what is P.M.A.T.
easily observable plants that helped the discovery of passing of traits
what are pea plants
Scientist known for Theory of evolution, Natural Selection and Survival of the Fittest
Who is Charles Darwin
part of the plant that anchors in the soil, and absorbs water and nutrients
what are roots
aquatic group of arthropods with an exoskeleton antenna, and pincers
what are crustaceans
genetic material that is duplicated in the cell
what is DNA
The Father of Genetics
Who is Gregor Mendel
name of Darwins boat
what is the SS Beagle
plants that are specifically grown for food
what are crops
annelid species that helps to aerate and fertilize the soil
what are earthworms (oligochaetes)
splitting of the cytoplasm
what is cytokinesis
when a red flower crosses with a white flower and the offspring ends up pink, this is an example of _________
What is incomplete-dominance
type of structures that show similarities and a shared ancestor
what are homologous structures
vascular part of plants that carries water in one direction
what is xylem
Largest subphylum of arthropod organisms (invertebrates)
what are insects (hexapoda)
phase of the cell cycle where the cell is growing and metabolizing
what is interphase
blue eyes are a recessive trait, when blue eyes are expressed the alleles have to be homozygygous _______________
what is recessive
evolutionary evidence of preserved fossils over time
what is the fossil record
the site of pollen production
what is the anther
starfish have this kind of symmetry
what is radial symmetry
Number of chromosomes in each somatic daughter cell after mitosis
what is 46 or 23 pairs
a male and female lizard are heterozygous for tail spikes. What is the probability that their hatchling will have tail spikes?
What is a 75% chance of tail spikes
theory that describes why some animals survive better in the wild than others based on their adaptations to the environment
a seed plant that produces flowers and a seed within a protective fruit
what are angiosperms
reproductive term where an organism (i.e. worm) contains both male and female parts
what is a hermaphrodite