Science of Biology
Genetics
DNA & RNA
Evolution
A Little Bit O' Everything!
100
This is a well supported and tested idea in science
What is a theory?
100
This process creates sperm & egg.
What is meiosis?
100
The molecule responsible for heredity.
What is DNA?
100
The formation of new species.
What is speciation?
100
This was the first form of life to appear on Earth.
What is bacteria?
200
A test group with only one variable changed would be found in this type of experiment.
What is a controlled experiment?
200
This process creates new & identical cells.
What is mitosis?
200
In DNA, adenine & thymine pair together and cytosine pairs with this base.
What is guanine?
200
This change in DNA allows for the formation of new species.
What are mutations?
200
Photosynthetic organisms increase the levels of this element in the atmosphere.
What is oxygen?
300
In an experiment, this type of group has something altered or changed.
What is an experimental group?
300
Genotype describes the genes of an organism and __________________ describes the way an organism looks.
What is phenotype?
300
This base pair is unique to RNA.
What is uracil?
300
A hip bone in a whale is an example of this.
What is a vestigial structure?
300
This is a picture of chromosomes and could be used to see chromosomal mutations.
What is a karyotype?
400
In a experiement, this type of group has nothing changed and stays consistent throughout the whole experiment.
What is the control group?
400
This process increases genetic varibility and is when homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids.
What is crossing over?
400
The process in which DNA codes for a copy of mRNA.
What is transcription?
400
This type of reproduction increases genetic variety.
What is sexual reproduction?
400
GMOs are produced through this type of engineering.
What is genetic engineering?
500
A proposed explanation to a phenomena in science.
What is a hypothesis?
500
A man with the genotype AO for blood and a women with the genotype AB for blood have this probability of having a child with AB blood.
What is 1/4 or 25%?
500
This would be the complementary mRNA sequence for the following DNA sequence: TTG AGC
What is AAC UCG?
500
This theory states that organisms best suited for their environment are able to survive.
What is the theory of evolution by natural selection?
500
1. DNA upzipping 2. Transcription 3. Translation These three events describe this process.
What is protein synthesis?
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