Cell Structure & Function
What organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell, responsible for producing energy?
What is the mitochondrion?
What is the molecule that carries genetic information in most living organisms?
What is DNA?
What term describes the process by which organisms with advantageous traits survive and reproduce more successfully?
What is natural selection?
What term describes the role and position of an organism within its environment, including how it gets its food and interacts with other organisms?
What is an ecological niche?
What is the process of grouping organisms based on similarities in their characteristics?
What is classification?
Which part of the cell controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell?
What is the cell membrane?
What is the term for the physical appearance of an organism, resulting from its genotype?
What is the phenotype?
Who is known for developing the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Who is Charles Darwin?
What term describes the non-living components of an ecosystem, such as water, sunlight, and air?
What are abiotic factors?
The system of naming organisms using two names (genus and species) is known as what?
What is binomial nomenclature?
Which organelle is responsible for protein synthesis?
What is the ribosome?
What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?
What is the genotype?
The gradual change in a species over time is known as what?
What is evolution?
What is the term for the variety of life in an area, including the number of species and their genetic diversity?
What is biodiversity?
Who is credited with developing the system of binomial nomenclature and the hierarchical classification system?
Who is Carolus Linnaeus?
Which structure in plant cells contains chlorophyll and is involved in photosynthesis?
What is the chloroplast?
What type of allele is expressed only when two copies are present?
What is a recessive allele?
What term describes a feature that helps an organism survive in its environment?
What is an adaptation?
What process involves the recycling of nutrients in the ecosystem through processes such as photosynthesis and respiration? (Think Cycles)
What is the carbon cycle?
Which kingdom includes multicellular organisms that are capable of photosynthesis, like plants?
What is the Plantae kingdom?
The cell structure that contains the genetic material and controls the activities of the cell is known as what?
What is the nucleus?
What is the process by which organisms inherit traits through the combination of gametes?
What is sexual reproduction?
The process where a species splits into two or more distinct species due to isolation is known as what?
What is speciation?
What is the term for a community of organisms interacting with each other and their environment in a specific area?
What is an ecosystem?
The broadest level of classification in the hierarchy that includes several kingdoms is known as what?
What is a domain?