Photosynthesis
This green pigment allows plants to effectively capture sunlight energy.
What is Chlorophyll?
This is the organelle that plants and animals use to break down glucose into ATP energy.
What is the mitochondria?
This evidence supports the theory of evolution: body features (such as bone structure) that look similar in different species, but are often used differently.
What are homologous structures?
This is when an organism has two different alleles for the same gene.
What is a heterozygous genotype?
In this type of reproduction, there is only one parent. The offspring has identical DNA.
What is asexual reproduction?
What are the reactants of photosynthesis?
What are sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water?
What are the reactants of Cellular Respiration?
What are oxygen and glucose?
This process is driven by a population's response to environmental challenges. It is multi-generational and often includes a mix of Natural Selection and chance favorable mutations that result in speciation.
What is evolution?
A breeder crosses two flowers: one that is red (Rr) and one that is white (rr). Color in these particular flowers follows a complete dominance pattern. What is the probability that the seedlings will grow into red flowers?
What is 50% (or 2 in 4)?
This type of reproduction requires two parents, and the offspring has unique DNA.
What is sexual reproduction?
What are products of photosynthesis?
What are oxygen and glucose?
What are the products of Cellular Respiration in aerobic environments?
What are carbon dioxide, water, and ATP energy?
This occurs when favorable adaptations are repeatedly selected for in a population of organisms of the same species. New traits appear to occur, but are often amplified versions of natural variation already present in DNA.
What is natural selection?
A breeder crosses two cats: one with folded ears (ee) and one with straight ears (EE). What is the probability of the offspring ending up with folded ears?
What is 0% (or 0 in 4)?
In this process, a cell will divide into 4 daughter cells. Each daughter cell only has one chromosome (not pairs).
What is meiosis?
This is the organelle that plants use to capture and process sunlight energy.
What is a chloroplast?
What are the products of cellular respiration for plants in an anerobic environment?
What is ethanol (alcohol) and ATP energy?
Most of these are neutral, providing no survival advantage. Detrimental ones that cause genetic disease or premature death before reproduction are also common. Sometimes, a survival advantage is also possible, contributing to evolution.
What are mutations?
What is the genotype?
This type of cell division is used for reproduction, repair, and organism growth. Two daughter cells with complete chromosome pairs are formed.
What is mitosis?
All important life processes- photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and proper cell functioning, require this abiotic factor.
What is water?
What are the products of Cellular Respiration for animals in an anerobic environment?
What are lactic acid and ATP energy?
This is supporting evidence of evolution. Similar species share a high level of genetic similarity, including common mutations.
What is DNA evidence?
This is the physical expression of traits in an individual, regardless of the genetic makeup.
What is the phenotype?
An example of this special type of reproduction is when an Earthworm is accidentally split in half. Each half will regenerate into a complete, independent organism.
What is fragmentation?