Biodiversity
Both bacteria and archaea are this type of cell.
What is a prokaryotic cell?
This scientist spent years crossbreeding peas and laid the foundation for modern genetics research.
Who is Gregor Mendel?
This evolutionary concept is used to describe the survival of individuals with traits that are advantageous in a given environment, leading to changes in population characteristics over time.
What is natural selection?
Organs of the digestive system that food does not pass directly through, but still aid in digestion.
What are accessory organs?
The year Mayfield was built.
What is 1969?
The two-part scientific naming system used to classify organisms.
What is binomial nomenclature?
This term describes a cell that has two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent, as is typical in somatic cells.
What is diploid?
The ship that Charles Darwin took his famous voyage to the Galapagos on, was known as what?
What is the HMS Beagle?
This muscle both assists in breathing and separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity.
What is the diaphragm?
The mascot who brings the energy to games, rallies, and events at Mayfield.
Who is Marvin?
This taxonomic rank is one more specific than class and two less specific than genus.
What is an order?
The exchange of genetic material during prophase 1 of meiosis, that leads to increased genetic diversity.
What is crossing over?
A chance event wipes out a large portion of a species. The remaining species repopulate but genetic diversity is decreased. What is the name of this phenomenon?
This structure of the heart helps initiate the heartbeat.
What is the SA node?
The correct spelling of Mayfield's principals name.
What is F-R-E-I-E-R?
This kingdom is mostly multicellular, eukaryotic organisms, with a cell wall made out of chitin.
What is kingdom fungi?
This type of inheritance pattern occurs when both alleles are equally expressed in a heterozygous individual, such as in AB blood type.
What is codominance?
The process by which unrelated species evolve similar traits due to similar environmental pressures.
What is convergent evolution?
The major blood vessel that returns deoxygenated blood from the lower part of the body.
What is the inferior vena cava?
The current number of science teachers at Mayfield.
What is 14?
The theory that proposes that an ancient prokaryotic cell engulfed another to give rise to the mitochondria and modern eukaryotic cells.
What is endosymbiotic theory?
In pea plants, the allele for purple flowers (P) is dominant over the allele for white flowers (p). If a heterozygous purple-flowered plant is crossed with a homozygous white-flowered plant, what are the odds of producing a white flower?
What is 50%
Human tailbones, whale hipbones, and penguin wings are all examples of what evidence of evolution?
What are vestigial structures?
This enzyme, secreted in the stomach, begins the breakdown of proteins and requires an acidic environment.
What is pepsin?
Prom 2025 at Mayfield will happen on this date.
What is May 29th, 2025?