Evolution 101
Ex-CELL-ent!
Wild World
POP Ecology
DNA ALL DAY
100

This English NATURALIST traveled to Galapagos Islands in 1800s; observed changes over time in turtles & finches.

Who is CHARLES DARWIN?


100

"Powerhouse of the cell"; they produce energy via cellular respiration.

What are MITOCHONDRIA?


100

Natural home or place where a plant or animal lives.

What is a HABITAT?


100

Formula for Population Density.

What is POPULATION (# of people) DIVIDED BY AREA?



100

DNA is made of nucleotides that contain 4 nitrogenous bases, each represented by 1 letter:

 ___, ___, ___ & ___.


What are A (adenine), T (thymine), G (guanine) and C (cytosine)?




200

"All species are derived from common ancestors" is an example of what process?

What is COMMON DESCENT?


200

Semipermeable barrier that surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell.

What is a CELL MEMBRANE?


200

The role an organism plays in a community.

What is a NICHE?


200

This manmade pollution releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

What are FOSSIL FUELS?


200

The genetic code of an organism -- or the combination of alleles for a particular gene.

What is a GENOTYPE?


300

Dark-winged moths outsurviving light moths post-Industrial Revolution is an example of ______   _______.  

What is NATURAL SELECTION?


300

Main energy-carrying molecule in cells, AKA "energy currency."

What is ATP?


300

Grass, algae & cacti are examples of these types of organisms in a food web.

What are PRODUCERS?

300

The difference in DNA/genomes among individuals/populations among the same species.

What is GENETIC VARIATION?


300

HOMOZYGOUS refers to two identical alleles of a given gene; what are two different alleles called?

What is HETEROZYGOUS?


400

Adaptations can be physical, structural or _____.

What is BEHAVIORAL?


400

____ transport moves molecules across cell membrane WITHOUT requiring energy.

What is PASSIVE transport?


400

Snakes, grasshoppers and lions are examples of what type of organism in a food chain?

What are CONSUMERS?

400

This 18th-century British economist theorized populations will outgrow available resources.

Who is THOMAS MALTHUS?


400

The outward/physical traits observed directly in individuals. 

What are PHENOTYPES?

Phenotypes refer to outward apperance such as shape, color, etc. Individuals resembling each other may or may not have the same genotype.



500

More than 99% of all species thought to inhabit the Earth are now extinct. What types of records/evidence prove this?

What are FOSSILS?


500

Movement of molecules across cell membrane from low to high concentration.

What is OSMOSIS?


500

The highest level of a food chain, these types of organisms eat primary and secondary consumers.

What are TERTIARY/APEX consumers?


500

WILD CARD CHALLENGE!

When did Cortez High School open?

When is 1960?


500

Identify the reactants & products of photosynthesis.

Reactants: What are CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER (and light)? 

Products: What are GLUCOSE, OXYGEN (and (chemical ENERGY)? 


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