Reproduction
Cell theory states that all living things are composed of cells, cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things, and all cells are produced from other cells. What is the process in which cells reproduce asexually?
A. Chromotosis
B. Meiosis
C. Mitosis
D. Hematosis
What is C - Mitosis
A characteristic of organisms that helps them to blend into the environment and avoid predation.
What is disguise or camouflage
A chart or square used by geneticists that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross.
A. Pedigree
B. Probability Diagram
C. Punnett Square
D. Mendel Chart
What is C - Punnett Square.
Evidence of an animal's activities.
What is a trace fossil?
the vocab word that means change through time. The theory that existing life forms have evolved from earlier forms over long periods of time.
What is evolution?
The number of parents involved in sexual reproduction is...
What is two parents?
Organisms that have certain traits that are favorable for survival reproduce and pass those traits onto their offspring. Over time, the trait increases in the population. This is called ______________.
What is natural selection
True or False.
DNA is the same in every cell of the body and does not change over time.
What is TRUE.
Minerals replace the dead cells of an organism and slowly turn it into a rock-like fossil.
What is petrified?
An organism that has the same genetic code at its parent
What is a clone
Mike is studying a plant species he found in a forest. He discovers that the offspring are genetically identical to the parent plant. Which of these statements is true about his finding?
A.The offspring were produced sexually, and two parents were required
B.The offspring were produced asexually, and two parents were required
C.The offspring were produced sexually, and only one parent was required
D.The offspring were produced asexually, and only one parent was required
What is D - The offspring were produced asexually, and only one parent was required.
Evolution occurs through natural selection. How do organisms get traits that makes them more likely to survive and pass them on to their offspring?
What is genetic variation or mutation.
When Charles Darwin observed finches on the Galapagos Islands, he noted differences in the shapes of the bird’s beaks. Which of the following did he hypothesize is most likely the reason for the differences?
A.Differences in the amount of water they drank
B.Differences in the type of food they ate
C.Competition for shelter
D.Competition for mates
What is B - Differences in the type of food they ate - Think Beaks!!!
Dead organisms' hard body parts fossilize in this type of rock.
What is sedimentary rock?
True or False.
Genetic engineering crops may cause an increase of allergic reactions in humans.
What is TRUE
A structure in the nucleus that contains hereditary material (DNA).
What is a chromosome?
Any kind of inherited trait that improves an organism's chances of survival and reproduction in a given environment.
What is an adaptation?
An organism's genetic makeup is its _________ and an organism's physical appearance or traits are known as it's __________.
A. allele, genotype
B. phenotype, genotype
C. genotype, phenotype
D. genotype, allele
What is c - An organism's genetic makeup is its genotpe and an organism's physical appearance or traits are known as it's phenotype.
Entire animals (spiders, insects) can be preserved when they are trapped in tree sap that hardens.
What is amber?
The process of _________ increases genetic variability as it produces gametes for sexual reproduction.
meiosis
Name a tiny species that reproduces with asexual reproduction. I am good but sometimes bad.
What is bacteria?
A term that describes how organisms that possess the best traits or adaptations for a particular environment and are more likely to survive and reproduce
Natural Selection / Survival of the Fittest.
The traits or codes carried on the chromosomes..
What is DNA?
True or False- A fish fossil found in the desert is evidence that the land where the fossil was found was once under water.
What is true?
Complete a Punnett square for Gg and Gg.
What is GG, Gg, Gg, gg