Body Systems
The system that supports the muscles and provides structure and protection of the internal organs.
skeletal
the first phase of mitosis where the DNA forms X shapes
prophase
A group of three bases.
evolution
A chain of amino acids is a __________.
protein
The system that includes the glands.
endocrine
the phase of mitosis in which the chromosome parts move AWAY from one another
anaphase
sugars and phosphates
The person who is famous for studying organisms in the Galapagos Islands; credited with the theory of evolution.
Charles Darwin
nucleus
The system that includes the lungs.
respiratory
The phase in which there are two daughter cells.
cytokinesis
The organelle that reads the codes on the mRNA.
ribosome
Humans did not come from monkeys, but we do share a ___.
common ancestor
When the chromosomes separate during anaphase, we no longer call them chromosomes. We now call them ____.
chromatids
The system that includes the small intestines.
Digestive
The phase of mitosis in which there are two new nuclei inside the mother cell.
telophase
The process of the ribosome reading codes from mRNA.
translation
When nature chooses which organisms will survive.
natural selection
amino acid
The system that includes the heart
cardiovascular or circulatory
The spaghetti-like material found in the nucleus during interphase
The process of DNA changing to RNA.
transcription
A random change in DNA during replication.
mitochondrion