Plant reproduction
What form of reproduction involves one parent only?
Asexual
What structure controls what substances enter and leave a cell?
Cell membrane
Who is known as the father of the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
What is the synthesis of complex molecules from simpler molecules called?
anabolism
What is the movement of the seed away from the parent plant called?
Seed dispersal
What process involves water moving across a membrane from high to low concentration?
What is the evolution of similar structures in species not related due to a recent common ancestor called?
Convergent evolution
What is the device that is used to determine the rate of
respiration?
Name 3 monnosaccharides
Glucose, Fructose, galactose, ribose, and mannose
Name an abiotic agent that can cause cross-pollination
Wind or Water
What is the term for cells that can differentiate into any cell type?
Totipotent
What is Adaptive radiation?
The rapid evolution of many species from a common ancestor as they adapt to different ecological niches.
What is the Free-air carbon dioxide enrichment
Experiments (FACE) for?
They allow scientists to investigate elevated levels of carbon dioxide in natural ecosystems.
What happens when u put a cell into a hypertonic solution?
What is the female part of the plant, composed of a stigma, a style and an ovary?
How long ago is the oldest evidence for cellular life estimated to be? (in billions)
3.5 Billion
Polyploidy is most common in which group of organisms?
Plants
What technique is used to separate charged molecules like DNA or proteins?
Gel electrophoresis
Ribosomes move from _' to _' during translation
5 , 3
What plant hormone is synthesised in Germination?
Gibberellin
Name the three virus hypotheses
Virus first, escape, regressive
What are the 2 rationale that EDGE uses to identify
species to conserve?
Evolutionary distinctiveness and Global endangerment
What is the specific name of the start codon that initiates translation?
AUG