Genetics
Which organelle turns nutrients into protein?
Mitochondria
What is a Genotype?
The genetic makeup of a organism.
What is genetic drift?
A random genetic change in a population.
What is a GMO?
A genetically modified organism.
Define Fossils?
Remains of an organism preserved in rock.
What is the definition of mitosis?
A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells having the same number of chromosomes as the parent nucleus.
What is a Phenotype?
The physical appearance of an organism.
What species did Charles Darwin and the Grant's study?
Finches.
What is selective breeding?
When someone choose a breed they want and they combine genes to make it.
What are the types of fossils?
Body, Trace, Molecular, and Carbon Fossils.
What type of cell does Mitosis occur in?
Somatic Cells.
What is homozygous?
Two of the same alleles.
A flock of geese migrating is an example of what adaptation?
Behavioral.
What is cloning?
The process of copying a cell and its DNA.
What are the uses of fossils?
They give insight into the history of life on Earth.
What is the definition of Meiosis?
Two different alleles.
A duck having webbed feet is an example of what adaptation?
Structural.
What is Gene Therapy?
Something where they use genes to treat diseases and sicknesses.
What is relative age of fossils?
What type of cell does Meiosis occur in?
Germ Cells.
If a blue eye homozygous recessive mixed with a brown eye heterozygous. What is the chance of it being a blue eye baby?
50%
What is natural selection?
Organisms that are more suited to their environment are most likely to survive.
What is Artificial Selection?
Humans changing the traits of an organism.
What is absolute age of fossils?
Exact age based on the based on measuring the radioactive decay.