Evolution
What is adaptation?
When organisms become better fitted to survive in it's enviornment
What is mitosis?
Cell division that produces 2 daughter cells
What is the definiton of photosynthesis?
Process that green plants use to make it's own food by using light energy
What are the four macromolecules?
Carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acid, proteins
How do hydrogen bonds form?
When a charged part of a molecule and a negative part of a molecule bond
Who first theorized evolution?
Baptiste Lamark
What is meiosis?
Process of a single cell where it divides into 4 cells
Where in the cell does photosynthesis take place?
Chloroplasts
What's the relationship between monemers and polymers?
Polymers are the subunits of monemers
What is osmosis?
The movement of water from an area of low concentration to an area of higher concentration
What is selective breeding?
Process used by humans to develop new organisms
Why do cellls divide?
To produce more cells
Why is light required for light dependant reactions?
To make 2 molecules for respiration
What is the monomer of carbohydrates?
Monosaccarides
What is diffusion?
A physical process where molecules of a material move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
Whatis behavioral isolation?
A mechanism that helps members of the same species identify eachother
What occurs during the prophase stage of mitosis?
They duplicate
What is the energy used in photosynthesis?
Light energy
What is the monomer of lipids?
Glycerol
Which property of water makes it's molecules stick to other molecules?
Cohesion
What are 3 peices of evidence for evolution?
Fossils, homologous structures, embryos
What occurs during the telophase stage?
Sister chormatids reach opposite poles
What does photosynthesis produce?
Sugar and oxygen
What is the monomer of proteins?
Amino acids
Do hydrogen atoms have a positive of negative charge?
Negative