Cell Basics
What is the jelly-like substance found in the cell?
cytoplasm
What is the layer of earth where life exists?
biosphere
What is the dormant state that some mammals enter in the winter?
hibernation
The top layer of interlaced leaves in a forest is called the ________.
canopy
A sensible explanation to a scientific problem is a(n) ________.
hypothesis
The organelles of plant cells in which photosynthesis occurs are ________.
chloroplasts
Bees pollinate flowers while gathering pollen for food. What type of relationship is this?
mutualism
What is the faster-flying bird?
peregrine falcon
What is the tallest tree species?
coast redwood
The idea that nature is God is called ________.
pantheism
The structure that surrounds and protects the parts of an animal cell is the ________.
cell membrane
What is an environment and all its organisms?
ecosystem
Carnivorous hunting birds are classified in the group of ________.
birds of prey
What is the central core of a young woody stem that stores food?
pith
What 17th-century Italian scientist demonstrated that maggots are not formed by spontaneous generation?
Francesco Redi
What is the combination of alleles that an organism has for a particular trait?
genotype
What is the number and variety of species in an environment called?
biodiversity
What organ allows a bird to produce sound?
syrinx
What are the pores that allow air to enter and leave the stem of a tree?
lenticels
Who is known as the Father of Anatomy?
Andreas Vesalius
An organism that does not have an organized nucleus is a ________.
prokaryote
In what type of relationship do organisms struggle with other organisms for needed resources?
competition
What term refers to a chick that is born featherless and helpless?
altricial
A tree produces abnormal growths when attacked by a ________ insect.
gall-making
The process by which DNA information is copied into RNA is ________.
transcription