Vocabulary
Adaptations
Genetics
Dichotomous Key
Reproduction
100
What type of reproduction requires two gametes (egg and sperm) to create offspring?
sexual reproduction
100
If organisms cannot adapt to changing environmental conditions, what is likely to happen to the species?
They become extinct
100
What type of reproduction is more conducive to evolution due to the increased genetic diversity it offers?
sexual reproduction
100
What is a dichotomous key?
important scientific tool, used to identify different organisms, based the organism's observable traits.
100
When 2 organisms of bacteria split into two they are using what form of asexual reproduction to reproduce?
binary fission
200
What type of reproduction requires only 1 parent to produce offspring?
Asexual Reproduction
200
Cheetahs are able to run very fast and this assists them with catching their prey out in the wild. This ability to run very fast is an behavioral _____________.
adaptation
200
Heredity is the passing of physical characteristics or ____ from the parent to the offspring.
traits
200
When making or using a dichotomous key all the questions have to be an _________ or _______ answer?
yes or no
200
In binary fission how does the DNA of the daughter cells compare to the DNA of the parent cell?
It is identical, the same
300
What are adaptations? Definition, not example
a characteristic of an organism that makes it fit for its environment or for its particular way of life.
300
How do adaptations such as hibernating, huddling in groups, and growing thicker fur help an organism in the winter months?
keeping warm
300
What percentage of an offspring do traits come from mom and what percentage comes from dad?
50% Mom
50% Dad
300
Think about our three 7th grade science teachers. If I wanted to focus on gender, what type of questions might one ask in a dichotomous key?
1. Is the person a male.. go to 2
Is the person a female... Mrs. Wheeler
300
My puppy's mom is all white and its dad is all black. How is it that my puppy's phenotype is both black and white for fur color?
It got half its traits from Mom (WW) and half its traits from dad (BB)
400
What is a population?
a group of 2 or more organisms of the space species, NO ABIOTIC FACTORS
400
How does the adaptation of camouflage help an organism to survive in its enviroment?
blend in so that predators can not see them as easily
400
What type of trait is always represented with a capital letter? (TT)
Dominant
400
Using the dichotomous key, identify the name of the cnidarian labeled C. 
Pennatula
400
Is this trait an example of its genotype or phenotype?
Example: TT
Genotype
500
What is the function of the xylem in a plant?
a plant tissue that transfers water and nutrients from roots to all over the plant body, such as stems and leaves
500
Birds' bones are hollow on the inside, unlike humans who have bone marrow on the inside of their heavier bones. How does this adaption help the birds?
Makes them lighter and able to fly
500
What type of trait is represented by lower case letters and is the weaker of the two traits? (tt)
recessive
500
Using the dichotomous key, classify an organism that has small or no wings, shorter rear legs, not a horned head and small eyes.
termite soldier
500
An organism that is homozygous recessive genotype would look like ( __ __ ).
tt
2 lower case recessive genes