Fundamental Vocab
Scientists
Cells
Genetics/DNA
Misc.
100
A cell without a nucleus
What is prokaryotic
100
Developed the theory of Natural Selection
Who is Darwin
100
The simplest unit of life
What is a cell
100
Observable characteristics of an organism
What is a trait
100
This is the study of life
What is biology
200
A cell with both sets of chromosomes in its nucleus
What is diploid
200
Studied pea plants and described how traits are inherited by complete dominance
Who is Mendel
200
Type of cell that makes up animals and fungi
What is eukaryotic
200
Different forms of a trait (ex: blue eyes or green eyes)
What are alleles
200
A genotype with two dominant alleles, such as AA
What is homozygous dominant
300
Genetic change in a population over time
What is evolution
300
Took images of DNA using x-ray crystallography; determined the shape and dimensions of the molecule
Who is Franklin
300
Control center of the cell
What is nucleus
300
During transcription, adenine pairs with with base
What is uracil
300
A cell has been in this type of solution if it gets larger over time.
What is hypotonic
400
The diffusion of water
What is osmosis
400
Determined the base pairing relationships between adenine & thymine and cytosine & guanine.
Who is Chargaff
400
Cell part that makes proteins
What are ribosomes
400
mRNA is read in these 3-base segments that code for an amino acid.
What are codons
400
If a whale sperm cell contain 42 chromosomes, how many will be in the egg cell of the same species?
What is 42
500
Change in the community structure of an ecosystem over time
What is succession
500
Developed a classification system and the process of making scientific names for species
Who is Linneaus
500
Packages and transports proteins out of the cell
What is the Golgi
500
This amino acid is the beginning of every protein
What is methionine
500
This is the monomer of a sugar
What is a monosaccharide
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