Ecology
The study of the interactions between living organisms and their environment
ecology
This naturalist is known as the "Father of Evolution" for his theory of natural selection published in 1859.
Charles Darwin
What football team lost the 2024 Superbowl
Kansas City chiefs
what is the powerhouse of a cell
mitochondria
what shape are DNA strands
Double helix
A group of organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time.
population
These are the preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived in the past.
Fossils
"turkey"
Movement of particles from high to low concentration
Diffusion
The passage of traits from parent to offspring
heredity
A relationship where one organism lives in or on another and harms it.
parasitism
This type of selection occurs when humans, rather than nature, choose which individuals breed to produce desired traits.
artificial selection
What NFL quarterback has the MOST amount of rushing yards of all time
Lamar Jackson
Water moving across a selectively permeable membrane
osmosis
The different forms of a gene
The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support over a long period.
carrying capacity
This term refers to the formation of new and distinct species through the process of evolution.
speciation
what NBA player has played for the most amount of teams?
Ish Smith
Found in plant cells, uses sunlight for photosynthesis
A diagram used to predict offspring genotypes
punnet square
Any resource or condition that keeps a population from growing larger, such as food or space
limiting factor
This is the name of the ship Darwin sailed on during his five-year voyage to the Galápagos Islands.
HMS beagle
In golf what is the term for a ball curving hard right after a hit
"slice"
The principle stating all organisms are made of cells, cells are the basic unit, and cells come from other cells.
cell theory
The two mechanisms during meiosis that create genetic variation.
crossing over and random assortment