Vocabulary 1
When a species dies off
extinction
How many cells are produced during mitosis?
2
Gregor Mendel studied genetic traits in what type of plant?
pea plant
What is the code of life?
DNA
This is an inherited trait that helps an organism better survive its environment
Adaptation
The total amount of hereditary material in a single cell of an organism
genome
How many cells are produced during meiosis?
4
Trait
Which base pairs with A?
These are animals with a backbone
vertebrates
this tool shows all of the possible combinations of alleles from the parents
punnett square
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
This is the form of an allele that, when present, is displayed
dominant
What does G stand for in DNA bases?
Guanine
A remnant or trace of an organism from the past, embedded and preserved in the Earth's crust
Fossil
a unit that determines traits
gene
In a diploid cell humans have 46 chromosomes, how many do they have in a haploid cell?
23
This is the form of a trait that is physically shown
phenotype
This base pairs with A in RNA
U - uracil
Cladogram
the process of cell division where the nucleus divides into two nuclei
phenotype
Name one phases of the cell cycle.
Interphase
Mitosis
Cytokinesis
genotype
A pink flower is crossed with a blue flower, the resulting offspring is pink with blue dots. What is this an example of?
codominance
Name one of two ways a new species can evolve.
Isolation - population becomes divided
Adaptation - new traits are passed down through natural selection