Biology Scope
Animal Behavior
Biochemistry
Cells
Evolution
100
Cells that do not contain a nucleus.
What are prokaryotic cells (prokaryotes).
100
A spider spinning a web is an example of this behavior type.
What is innate.
100
The vocabulary term describing the fact that a water molecule has an internal charge.
What is polarity.
100
The organelle involved in protein production.
What is ribosome.
100
The scientist credited with developing the theory of evolution.
Who is Darwin.
200
The largest (broadest) scale of classification of life forms.
What is domain.
200
The cause of behavior with a link to species survival in the long term.
What is ultimate cause.
200
The number of covalent bonds a carbon atom can form.
What is 4.
200
The cell structure that controls entry and exit of molecules.
What is cell membrane.
200
Remains of organisms found in soil layers.
What are fossils.
300
Field of biology which involves the study of cells.
What is cytology.
300
A goose repeatedly retrieving an egg and putting it back in her nest is an example of this type of behavior.
What is Fixed Action Pattern.
300
Cellulose is this type of macromolecule.
What is carbohydrate.
300
Process of movement of molecules from an area of high to low concentration.
What is diffusion.
300
A more understandable way of saying "natural selection."
What is "survival of the fittest."
400
Units of inherited information along the length of DNA.
What are genes.
400
The fact that you get jet lagged when you fly across time zones is related to this type of behavior.
What is Circadian Rhythm.
400
The precursor to the production of all hormones.
What is cholesterol.
400
Process by which large molecules are engulfed by a cell.
What is endocytosis.
400
Vocabulary term that involves bacteria becoming immune to antibiotics.
What is resistance.
500
The process of maintaining an organism's internal temperature at a relative constant.
What is homeostasis.
500
The fact that my dog will do ten different tricks for a treat is this specific type of behavior.
What is Operant Conditioning.
500
The monomer unit of proteins.
What are amino acids.
500
Movement across a cell membrane that requires an energy input.
What is active transport.
500
Vocabulary term for the fact that whales have tiny leg bones.
What is vestigial structure.
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