living factors in a community are called...
what is biotic
Structures that are similar but have different functions
What are homologous structures
What is a phenotype
what is the physical trait?
The organism that a virus needs in order to reproduce
What is a host?
A geographical area consisting of many ecosystems
What is the biome?
Define evolution
What is change over time
Who is the father of genetics?
What is Gregor Mendel
What is the molecule used for energy?
What is ATP
An organism that eats other organisms is called...
What is a heterotroph?
Define natural selection
an allele is favored and passed down to offspring
The trait that gets "covered" by the dominant trait
What is recessive
What is the purpose of an enzyme
Speed up chemical reactions
Two or more populations of different species.
What is a community?
List 4 types of evidence of evolution
fossil record, comparative anatomy, molecular biology, embryology
This type of dominance occurs when the traits create a blended phenotype
What is incomplete dominance?
List the 4 biomolecules
protein, lipid, nucleic acid, carbohydrate
List the 4 mechanisms of evolution
natural selection , mutation, genetic drift, gene flow
What is a chart to track one trait in a family
What is a pedigress
What is the central dogma of biology
dna to rna to protein