Cells R Us
Eukaryotes have a _______________ which distinguishes them from a prokaryote.
What is a nucleus?
Physical Characteristics that are passed down to the next generation such as hair, eyes, height, weight, etc.
What is phenotype?
The process in nature by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more than those less adapted to their environment
What is natural selection?
A group of individuals that are the same species and live in the same area.
What is a population?
The process where DNA makes an exact copy of itself.
What is DNA replication?
This organelle provides the cell with the ATP it needs to perform its functions and activities.
What is the mitochondria?
In the process of meiosis, the number of chromosomes are reduced by ______ to produce _____ unique daughter cells.
What is half and 4 unique daughter cells?
Evolutionists believe that similar organisms evolved from a(n)
The percentage of energy transferred to the next trophic level is _____%, the other ______ is _____________.
What is 10%, the other 90% is lost as heat?
The concept that organisms who are the best suited to their environment will be the most successful
What is survival of the fittest?
The cell membrane is primarily made up of which macromolecule?
What are lipids?
DNA and RNA are matched by transcription. What RNA sequence would match with this DNA sequence - AGCT
What is UCGA?
Traits that are similar in different organisms because of common ancestry but have different function
What are homologous structures?
This type of growth curve could be expected from a population of rabbits that has reached its carrying capacity.
What is logistic growth?
This is the movement of water molecules from areas of higher concentration to lower concentration.
What is osmosis?
If a cell is unable to break down molecules (or waste) in its cytoplasm, which of its organelles has been damaged?
What are the lysosomes?
In this process, mRNA is used to make proteins (hint: it happens in the ribosome)
What is translation?
If a population were to become separated or geographically isolated for a long period of time, this may lead to
What is speciation or new species?
In the Nitrogen Cycle, Converting nitrogen gas to ammonia is known as
What is Nitrogen Fixation?
Organs/ structures that no longer serve a purpose and have disappeared or reduced in size
What are vestigial structures?
A freshwater plant is placed in a container of saltwater. What will most likely happen to the cells of the plant? (think tonicity)
What is they will become hypertonic (shrink) because water will move out of them?
A brown-eye mom (Bb) and a blue-eye dad (bb) want to know the chance of having a blue-eyed child. The ratio or percentage of having a blue-eyed child is
What is 50% brown (Bb) and 50% blue(bb) or 2:2 (1:1 simplified)?
Name one evidence of evolution that scientist have used to show that organisms share a common ancestor
What are analogous structures, homologous structures, similar embryos, fossils, or DNA analysis? (Name one)
This biotic factor could affect the size of a population
A. amount of available water
B. range of temperatures
C. Number and type of predators
D. Concentration of soil nutrients
What is C number and type of predators?
The chemical formula for cellular respiration (can be word or symbol Equation)
Oxygen + Sugar (Glucose) --> Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy