Biology
a living thing
What is an organism?
What is contains DNA or genetic material??
What is natural selection?
the process in which a cell replicates and divides into two identical daughter cells
What is mitosis?
this is a genetic molecule that is found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells
What is DNA?
maintaining the balance of life
What is homeostasis?
a plant cell or animal cell
What is a eukaryotic cell?
a trait or behavior that has developed over time and helps an organism survive in its environment
What is an adaptation?
a type of reproduction that creates genetic diversity
What is sexual reproduction?
a change in DNA
What is a mutation?
the study of living things
What is biology?
creates energy (ATP) in a eukaryotic cell
What is mitochondria?
the theory that different species derived from one species
What is a common ancestor?
the result of two haploid cells combining or being fertilized
What is a diploid cell?
this will show up in the phenotype if it is present in the genotype despite the other allele
What is a dominant trait?
an organism that makes its own food
What is an autotroph?
water passing through the cell membrane from a higher concentrated area to a lower concentrated area
What is osmosis?
passed down from generation to generation
What are traits? (or what is DNA?)
body cell like heart, brain, skin, lung
What is a somatic cell?
Examples of this type of allele includes: HH, hh
What is homologous alleles?
being able to reproduce, breathe, requiring energy, maintaining homeostasis
What are the characteristics of life?
What is the difference between plant and animal cells?
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Who is Ms B?
creates four unidentical gamete cells
What is meiosis?
when RNA codons are matched with amino acids to form a strain of amino acids called a protein
What is translation?