Ecology
Water, rocks, temperature, pH, and sunlight are all examples of this type of factor.
What is:
Abiotic Factors
The cell membrane is primarily made up of this macromolecule
What is:
Lipids (phospholipids)
He is considered the father of modern genetics for his work on Pea Plants
Who is:
Gregor Mendel
Water is a ______ molecule
What is polar
One of the 5 pieces of evidence for evolution
What is:
Anatomy, Embryology, Fossils, Chemical Evidence, or Biogeographical Evidence
This word refers to a group of interbreeding individuals that live in the same place and compete for resources
What is:
A population
Osmosis is defined as
What is:
The passive movement of water across a semipermeable membrane
This term refers to the physical characteristics of an organism, while genotype refers to the organisms actual alleles
What is:
Phenotype
The variable in an experiment that you change on purpose to study
What is:
The independent variable
The three domains of life
What are:
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
This word refers to the final stage of both primary and secondary succession:
What is:
A climax community
The two types of endocytosis depend on what type of molecule is entering the cell. They are:
What is:
Pinocytosis and Phagocytosis
Red is dominant to white in rose plants. What is the expected phenotype of the offspring between a cross of two heterozygous parents (Rr)?
What is:
75% red, and 25% white
How does an enzyme speed up a chemical reaction?
It lowers the activation energy necessary for the reaction to take place
This is the scientist who is credited with the conclusion that microorganisms do not arise from nonliving things
Who is Louis Pasteur
This refers to the number of total organisms that can be supported in one ecosystem
What is:
the carrying capacity
If a cell is placed in this type of solution, it is expected to swell until it bursts.
What is:
A hypotonic solution
In dogs, brown fur is dominant to gray fur. What are the expected genotypes of the offspring between a homozygous dominant parent (BB) and a homozygous recessive parent (bb)?
What is:
100% heterozygous (Bb)
Macromolecule responsible for short term energy in humans, and its monomer
What is:
Carbohydrates, and Monosaccharides
Evolution can be defined as...
What is a gradual change in a species over time through the process of natural selection
What is the Carbon Cycle
In the cell membrane, these "tags" are responsible for allowing the cell to communicate effectively with other cells
What are: Glycoproteins or Glycolipids
This type of dominance results in a patterned organism, not a blend of the phenotypes.
For example, a red flower (RR) and a white flower (WW) were crossed to make flowers that had both red and white petals.
What is:
Codominance
Macromolecule responsible for genetic material, and its three components
What is:
Nucleic Acid; Sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous bases
A mysterious organism is discovered and determined to have the following characteristics:
Multicellular, Eukaryote, Cell wall made of Cellulose
What domain and kingdom would this organism most likely be categorized as?
What is Domain Eukarya, Kingdom Plantae