Genetics
Who Invented Mendelian Genetics
Gregor Johann Mendel
What is ecology?
the scientific study of interactions between organisms
What is the cell theory
all biological organisms are composed of cells; cells are the unit of life and all life come from preexisting cells
What did Lamarck believe giraffes had
They all had short necks originally
the largest category of classification.
Domain
An organism's physical appearance is called this.
What is phenotype
What effect would increased secondary consumer population have on the grass population?
Increased grass population
Viruses are
Nonliving.
Evolution can only occur if this is involved
What is genetic variety
They are more general or bigger categories than classes.
What is kingdom and phylum
What did Mendel do to pea plants for different characteristics
What is cross pollination
A leech attaches to a fish, harming the fish for its own benefit. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?
Parasitism.
How many daughter cells are produced during mitosis?
Two.
How do species evolve?
Natural selection
most specific level of classification.
What is species
Two different forms of a gene are called this.
Alleles
What type of succession happens after a forest fire?
Secondary succession
What are the phases of mitosis?
Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Where did Charles Darwin go that led him to consider the theory of natural selection?
Galapagos Islands
Mammals are what category
what is class?
probability of producing a tall pea plant from a genetic cross between two hybrid tall pea plants
What is 50% or two in four
What are the three symbiotic relationships
Mutualism, commensalism, parasitism
What is the function of DNA in cells?
contains the instructions needed for an organism to develop, survive and reproduce
How does the theory of natural selection work?
Organisms with the best genes for survival will most often survive and pass down the best genes.
Dear king Phillip came over for good spaghetti what are the 8 classification levels
Domain,kingdom,Phylum,Class,Order,Family,Genus Species