DNA & Proteins
DNA is copied into this molecule during transcription.
What is RNA?
Cells turn certain genes on or off through this process.
What is gene expression?
Evolution happens when this changes in a population over time.
What is allele frequency?
Organisms like plants and animals are considered this type of factor.
What is biotic?
Earth’s crust is broken into moving sections called these.
What are tectonic plates?
The final product of the Central Dogma.
What is a protein?
Different cells make different proteins because different genes are turned ____ or ____.
What is on or off?
Structures that are similar because species share a common ancestor are called these.
What are homologous structures?
The first organisms to grow after a volcanic eruption are called these.
What are pioneer species?
Convection currents that move tectonic plates occur in this layer.
What is the mantle?
Before DNA replication begins, the double helix must do this.
What is unwind?
Muscle cells and skin cells have the same DNA but different jobs because of this.
What is gene expression?
Natural selection where one extreme trait is favored is called this.
What is directional selection?
The trophic level with the MOST energy is usually this type of organism.
What are producers?
Scientists should provide this to help society make decisions about climate change.
What is scientific data/evidence?
The RNA complement of GTACAG.
What is CAUGUC?
Cells becoming specialized for certain functions is called this.
What is differentiation?
If p and q values change in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, this is happening.
What is evolution?
Sea otter populations help control this organism that eats kelp forests.
What are sea urchins?
Plants help the carbon cycle by absorbing this gas.
What is carbon dioxide?
Scientists insert the human insulin gene into these organisms to make insulin.
What are bacteria?
Cells can control gene expression during transcription, translation, and this final step.
What is protein formation/folding?
Embryos of fish, turtles, and humans support evolution because they suggest this.
What is a common ancestor?
Emergence of life in an area with NO previous ecosystem (and no soil!) is called ________.
What is primary succession?
The process that converts ammonia into nitrates in soil is called this.
What is nitrification?