Mitosis and Meiosis
What type of cell division produces two genetically identical daughter cells?
Mitosis
What molecule stores genetic information?
DNA
What is the passing of traits from parents to offspring called?
Heredity
Evolution
What is a group of organisms of the same species living in one area?
Population
During which phase do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?
Metaphase
Which RNA carries genetic instructions from the nucleus to the ribosome?
What type of allele is always expressed when present?
Dominant
Who proposed natural selection as a mechanism for evolution?
Charles Darwin
What type of organism makes its own food?
Producer
What type of cell division produces gametes?
Meiosis
What is a three-base sequence on mRNA called?
Codon
What term describes an organism's genetic makeup?
Genotype
What mechanism favors organisms with beneficial traits?
Selection
Niche
In which stage of meiosis does crossing over occur?
Prophase I
What process copies DNA into mRNA?
Transcription
Which scientist is known as the Father of Genetics?
Mendel
What structures indicate common ancestry among species?
Homologous
What model shows interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem?
Food Web
What process exchanges DNA between homologous chromosomes?
Crossing Over
What process assembles amino acids into proteins?
Translation
What principle states that allele pairs separate during gamete formation?
Segregation
What type of selection favors individuals at both extremes of a trait?
Disruptive Selection
What organisms break down dead matter and recycle nutrients?
Decomposers