DNA & Genetics
This prefix means "different"
What is Hetero-?
This body system holds us up and protects our organs
What is the skeletal system?
This organelle is in charge, it controls all of the cell's activities.
What is the nucleus?
This type of energy is stored energy or energy of position.
What is potential energy?
In order for conduction to occur, the objects must be doing this.
What is touching?
This genotype is represented by two lower case letters
What is homozygous recessive?
This body system sends signals to and from the brain
What is the nervous system?
This organelle is only found in plants and gives the cell extra stength and protection.
What is the cell wall?
This type of energy increases the faster something moves.
What is kinetic energy?
This type of heat transfer travels through empty space in waves.
What is radiation?
This is the set of visible characteristics of an organism.
What is a phenotype?
These two systems work together to move oxygen to every cell in our body.
What are the circulatory and respiratory systems?
This organelle is the "power house" of the cell.
What is the mitochondria?
We used this amusement park ride in many of our examples and test questions.
What is a roller coaster?
This type of object moves heat and electricity through it quickly.
What is a conductor?
This trait is always visible if present.
What is dominant?
This muscle type is involuntary and makes up much of our digestive system.
What is smooth muscle?
This organelle acts like the walls of a restaurant, keeping things out.
What is the cell membrane?
This is the process of plants using energy from the sun to make their own food.
What is photosynthesis?
This type of object does not allow heat to move through it easily.
What is an insulator?
This trait is only visible when paired with its copy
What is recessive?
Which organ does our blood pick up nutrients from?
What are the small intestines?
This organelle is only found in animal cells and acts like a garbage disposal for the cell.
What is the lysosome?
This type of potential energy increases the higher you lift something.
What is gravitational?
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be "this".
What is created or destroyed?