vocabulary
A molecule that does a job in a cell
What is a protein?
The organism in which we studied antibiotic resistances
What are bacteria?
This occurred over time in the rock pocket mice living on the volcanic rock.
What is adaptation?
This is a molecule that acts as a blueprint or directions in a cell
What is DNA?
The organism in which we observed an adaptation in fur color
What is the rock pocket mouse?
This change enabled some humans to safely consume dairy as adults.
What is a mutation?
This is the measure of the variety of organisms in an ecosystem.
What is biodiversity?
An organism that naturally gains lactose intolerance as it ages
What are humans?
Your heart rate decreasing over time after exercise is an example of this
What is homeostasis?
This is a segment of DNA that encodes for something specific.
What is a gene?
An organism that developed negative traits as a result of inbreeding.
What are Florida mountain lions?
This describes how some people did not get sick and die due to the Black Death.
What is immunity?
This is a community of organisms interacting with each other and nonliving factors in the environment
What is an ecosystem?
An organism that experienced a change in phenotype frequencies due to poaching.
What are African elephants?
This is something that caused a shift from a kelp forest ecosystem to an urchin barren ecosystem
What is a disturbance?