Evolution
A random change in the genetic code
What is a mutation?
This form of reproduction only requires one parent, and produces genetically identical offspring
What is asexual reproduction?
The key molecule of genetics, allowing the passage of all genetic information for the growth and reproduction of all organisms
DOUBLE POINTS if you state the full name
What is DNA/Deoxyribonucleic Acid?
Maintaining a stable internal environment
What is homeostasis?
Organisms with more desirable traits for their environment are more likely to survive to reproduction, increasing the frequency of the trait
What is natural selection?
A parent cell divides into two or more genetically identical daughter cells
EXAMPLE: Meiosis
What is cell division?
We have 46 of these
What is chromosomes?
The physiological regulatory system in a living body that works to return the body to the normal internal state or homeostasis
(source: microbenotes.com)
What is a feedback mechanism?
A heritable trait that increases the survival/reproduction chance of an organism in their environment
What is adaptation?
By definition, a small structure in a cell that is surrounded by a membrane and has a specific function
What is an organelle?
An allele that is always expressed in the physical appearance if it is present... or maybe just the bigger letter
What is a dominant allele?
Movement of molecules from a level of high concentration to low concentration.
What is diffusion?
An organism which two or more species descend from
The control center of a eukaryotic cell
What is the nucleus?
The biological process in which parents pass on genes to offspring
The sum of all chemical reactions in the body, including breaking down nutrients for energy and building new tissue.
(source: vocabulary.com)
What is metabolism?
One species becomes two distinct species when isolation forces them to evolve seperately
What is speciation?
Known as the "powerhouse of the cell", this cellular part takes a vital role in the process of cellular respiration
What is the mitochondria?
The term for the entire set of genetic material found in a cell or organism
What is a genome?
A catalyst (typically a protein) that speeds up chemical reactions in the body
What is an enzyme?