Type of reproduction that involves only one parent and all offspring are identical to that parent
What is asexual reproduction
100
Short for deoxyribonucleic acid
What is DNA
100
Characteristics that are passed on genetically from generation to generation (such as hair colour, blood type)
What is heritable characteristics
100
Disappearance of every individual of a species
What is extinction
200
To determine the biological diversity in an area, biologists use a measurement called
What is diversity index
200
Many one-celled organisms such as the amoeba reproduce asexually using a form of cell division called
What is binary fission
200
Packages of DNA, contained in the cell nuclei
What is Chromosomes
200
The physical characteristic or form that is observed when two opposing alleles are present (for example: if an allele for blue eyes and an allele for brown eyes is inherited, the offspring will have brown eyes)
What is dominant trait
200
Local extinction (disappearance of every individual of a species from a particular area)
What is extirpation
300
An inherited characteristic behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment
What is a behavioral adaption
300
Some fungi can reproduce asexually by forming a single-celled, reproductive structures called
What is spores
300
Thymine always pairs with ____________ in the DNA structure
What is Adenine
300
An individual's observable traits/characteristics, such as height, eye color, and blood type.
What is phenotype
300
Name for preserves, refuges, and national parks set up to protect wildlife and habitat.
What are protected areas
400
An interaction between organisms of different species living in close proximity to each other in a relationship that lasts over time
What is symbiotic
400
The first cell of the growing organism, which contains genetic information from both parents, is called a
What is zygote
400
This is a unique sequence in each individual that provides the blueprint for each individual organism.
What is genetic code
400
The trait that is ignored or suppressed if the allele for the dominant trait is present
What is recessive trait
400
Name 3 reasons why natural extinction could occur
What is natural disasters, lack of food and disease
500
A species with a very narrow niche is known as a
What is specialist
500
Name 3 parts of a plant that is involved in the sexual reproduction of plants
What is Pistil, Stamen, Stigma, Pollen tube, Ovary
500
The type of cell division where a single cell splits into two identical cells (very much like binary fission)
What is mitosis
500
The a diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment.
What is a punnet square
500
The Grizzly Bear helps us to determine the human impact on an ecosystem and is also known as a