Pet Name
Identify organism #1
A dog!
Evolution
This famous biologist proposed the theory of natural selection in his 1859 book, "On the Origin of Species"
Charles Darwin
This molecule carries genetic information and instructions used in growth, development, and functioning of all living organisms
DNA
The process of when plants, algae, and some bacteria convert sunlight into chemical energy as glucose
Photosynthesis
Identify organism #2
A clownfish!
What is the word for the preserved remains of ancient organisms that provide evidence of evolution?
Fossils
Rosalind Franklin
This term describes an organism's physical expression of its genotype
phenotype
This species is a non-native organism that cause or have the potential to cause harm to the environment, economy, or human health
Invasive species
Identify organism #3
An Axolotl!
This process is when animals with more favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce
Natural selection
This professor is the chair of the Biology Department
Dr. Ana Almeida
Translation
This term refers to the variety of different species in a particular area or ecosystem
Biodiversity
Identify organism #4
An anglerfish
This term refers to similarity between different species that result from inheritance of traits from a common ancestor
Homology
This professor has a passion for fungi, currently teaches Evolutionary and Population Biology, and is in charge of the Fungarium
Dr. Brian Perry
This term describes the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis, increasing genetic diversity
When one species benefits from the relationship while the other species is unaffected
commensalism
Identify organism #5
A tapeworm! Eek!
This term refers to the process of when two unrelated species evolve similar traits due to similar environmental pressures, even though they are not closely related
Convergent evolution
The very first biologist
Aristotle
This technique is used to make multiple copies of a specific segment of DNA in a lab
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
This biome is covered in, or saturated with, a lot of water. It's found in low-lying areas near lakes and rivers or in the coasts and usually populated with duckweed, frogs and venus flytraps
Wetland