Chapter 5: Genetics
If one flower has two dominant traits of purple leaves, and the other has two recessive traits of white leaves what color leaves will the offspring have?
Purple leaves.
What is an adaptation/why are they important?
An adaptation is an inherited trait that increases an organism’s chance of surviving and reproducing in its environment.
What are the three types of blood vessels?
arteries, veins, capillaries
A plant's response to gravity is known as _______?
gravitropism
In a DNA strand the Adenine (A) bonds with which Nitrogen base?
Cytosine (C)
Thymine (T)
Guanine (G)
Thymine (T)
What are two ways that fossils are formed?
Fossils are formed through mineralization, carbonization, and casts and molds.
What is one body part in the digestive system?
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine are all parts of the digestive system.
What is this equation for? (Photosynthesis or Cellular Respiration)
6CO2 + 6H₂O + ATP (energy) ➡️ C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂
Any biome that is on land.
When the two alleles of a genotype are different, the genotype is _________ (heterogeneous or homogeneous).
heterogeneous
Which is more specific relative-age dating or absolute-age dating.
absolute-age dating
Whenever I inhale and exhale what system is responsible for providing my body with oxygen and getting rid of carbon dioxide?
the respiratory system
What are the three steps of Photosynthesis?
1. plants capture the energy in light which is used next in the photosynthesis process
2. the light energy captured in the first step is used to split water molecules into hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms
3. the chloroplast creates glucose
The availability of what two limiting factors can impact a population’s size?
water, space, shelter
Why is cross-pollination utilized?
Cross-pollination allows humans to select what plants and traits they want to reproduce.
The deeper the fossil is found in the rocks, the _______ it is (older or younger).
older
Having the flu is an example of having an infectious or noninfectious disease?
infectious
What are the two steps for Cellular Respiration?
1. glycolysis
2. the smaller molecules made from glucose during glycolysis are broken down (occurs in the mitochondria)
Bees allowing flowers to reproduce and the flowers providing the bees with food is an example of what kind of symbiotic relationship?
mutualism
A mother has a genotype for blue eyes (BB), and father has a genotype for green eyes. In order for their offspring to have a 100% chance of having blue eyes, what genotype does the father have to have?
The father has to have genotype (gg).
What is one example of sudden extinction?
A volcano, meteorite, a quick natural disaster.
The skin is a part of which line of defense and what does it do?
The first line of defense, and it protects toxins from entering the body.
A change in the amount of light a plant receives is an example of an internal or external stimuli?
external stimuli
What are the four types of consumers?
herbivores, omnivores, carnivores, detritivores