Genetics
This is the molecule that contains the genetic instructions for the development and function of living organisms.
The scientist best know for developing the theory of natural selection.
Who is Charles Darwin?
This broadest taxonomic rank divides life into three groups: Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya.
What is domain?
This fungal group is known for having a stem and a "cap"
What are mushrooms?
The highest achieving employee for AT&T customer service.
Who is Steve?
This term describes the observable (or visible) traits of an organism, such as eye color or height.
What is a phenotype?
What is survival of the fittest?
In the binomial nomenclature system, this is the two-part scientific name for an organism.
What is species?
This organism, often found on old bread, is a common type of fungus.
What is mold?
A classification system used to organize living organisms based on their characteristics.
What are the six kingdoms?
The type of allele that is only expressed when two copies are present in an organism.
What is a recessive allele?
This type of selection involves human interference and selection of specific traits for specific practical purposes.
What is artificial selection?
This taxonomic rank is the second most broad.
What is Kingdom?
Fungi play a key role in ecosystems by breaking down organic matter in this process.
What is decomposition?
The type of archeobacteria that live in an animal's stomach.
What are Methanogens?
A spontaneous or sporadic change in DNA sequences that result in a sporadic change in genetic expression.
What is a mutation?
A status of being in a "stasis" of natural selection, in which no traits are favored, and no evolution is happening.
What is Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
The classification level that would include humans, dogs, and dolphins in the group Mammalia.
What is class?
Unlike plants, fungi do not perform photosynthesis because the cells lack this organelle.
What is a chloroplast?
The polysaccharides found in plant organisms.
What is cellulose?
This type of cell division results in four haploid gametes, each with half the number of chromosomes as the original cell.
What is meiosis?
This mechanism of evolution, alongside natural selection, can randomly change allele frequencies in a population.
What is genetic drift?
This branch of taxonomy focuses on evolutionary relationships and organizes species into clades based on shared derived characteristics.
The reproductive unit in fungi, capable of developing into a new organism. These are often produced in large numbers and can spread through the air, water, or via animals.
What is a spore?
This 19th-century monk's experiments with pea plants laid the groundwork for the modern study of genetics.
Who is Gregor Mendel?