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The concept that organisms who are the best suited to their environment will be the most successful
What is natural selection
100
These simple molecules form the basis of all proteins
What are amino acids?
100
Which organisms have the most available energy in a food pyramid?
Producers
100
These are the products of cellular respiration
Water, carbon dioxide, and ATP
100
The legs of crocodiles and cats have similar bone structures and develop in a similar way which indicates a common ancestor. What type of structures are the leg bones?
What are homologous structures?
200
The grouping of cells that contain DNA, cytoplasm, ribosomes, and a cell membrane, but no other membrane-bound organelles.
What is a prokaryote? (or prokaryotic cell)
200
The minimum quantity of energy that is required to activate atoms or molecules to a condition in which they undergo a specified reaction.
What is activation energy?
200
A students observes a cell where the chromosomes appear to be pulled apart by spindle fibers. Name the two final steps that would come after this.
What are telophase and cytokinesis?
200
A biomolecule that serves as a fast source of energy?
What are carbohydrates?
200
Name the 4 pillars of natural selection.
What is an adaptation, genetic variation, descent with modification and overpopulation.
300
This RNA is transcribed from a section of DNA and later leaves the nucleus in order to be translated into an amino acid chain.
What is mRNA?
300
movement of ions, and molecules across cell membranes without the need for energy input
What is passive transport?
300
What is the name for the type of bonds that allow DNA to replicate at the nitrogen bases
What are hydrogen bonds?
300
The stage in meiosis 1 where crossing over occurs to create genetically different chromosomes from the originals
What is prophase 1?
300
If the producers contain 10,000 Kcal, then how much energy will the secondary consumers contain?
What is 100 Kcal?
400
Organs/parts many animals still have but are no longer used.
What are vestigial structures?
400
This process produces four genetically unique cells, each with half the number of chromosomes as in the parent
meiosis
400
What is the name of the circular DNA in a bacteria that is used for making insulin via gene therapy?
What is a plasmid?
400
This is the process by which organisms break down glucose, without the use of oxygen, to create ATP
What is anaerobic cellular respiration?
400
The three organelles found in a plant cell but not an animal cell
What are cell wall, large central vacuole, and chloroplast?
500
The process by which water moves through the cell membrane to balance out a high concentration of solutes.
What is osmosis?
500
The formula for photosynthesis
CO2 + H2O —> C6H12O6 + O2
500
When both alleles are present they will mix to create a new phenotype/trait
What is incomplete dominance?
500
Find the Amino Acids
TAC - AGT - CTC
DNA: TAC - AGT - CTC
RNA: AUG - UCA - GAG
Amino Acids: MET - Ser - Glu
500
Sickle cell anemia is a recessive disease. If you cross two parents with the alleles Aa x Aa, what are their children's chances of having sickle cell anemia?
What is 25% have sickle cell?