Genetics
What does the word homozygous mean?
Same letters
BB/bb (Page 1, question 1)
What do you have to do for a dichotomous key?
Read
(page 2, question 7)
Homologous structure means that organisms have a...
Common Ancestor
(page 2, question 8)
What is the correct complementary DNA strand to
T A G G C A?
A T C C G A
(page 1, question 2)
What does the word heterozygous mean?
Different letters
Bb (page 1, question 1)
What is the first part of an organism's scientific name?
Genus
Who is famous for saying that natural selection causes evolution?
Charles Darwin
(page 2, question 10)
Miss Slezak was hiking yesterday and a tick bit her. The tick drank her blood and made her sick. What type of symbiosis is this?
Parasitism (happy/sad)
(Page 4, question 13)
What is the correct complementary RNA strand to
T A G G C A?
A U C C G U
(page 1, question 4)
What is the genetic make up of an organism?
Genotype
(page 1, question 1)
What is the second part of an organism's scientific name?
2). Species
Natural selection means that an organism can ______ and _______ in its environment
survive, reproduce
(page 2, question 9)
Arrows in a food web show the transfer of...
Energy
What is the process where mRNA is used to make amino acids in the ribosome?
Translation
What is the physical appearance of an organism called?
Phenotype
(page 1, question 1)
What is the correct order of classification from LARGEST to SMALLEST/SPECIFIC?
Domain --> Kingdom --> Phylum --> Class --> Order --> Family --> Genus --> Species
(page 1, question 6)
What is the strongest form of evidence?
DNA
What type of symbiosis has one organism that is happy and one that is unaffected?
Commensalism
(page 3, question 13)
What is the process that makes mRNA from DNA in the nucleus?
Transcription
(page 1, question 5)
A heterozygous individual crosses with another heterozygous individual. What are the chances of having a homozygous dominant offspring?
25%
1/4
An organism has a nucleus, is classified as an autotroph or producer, and is multicellular. What kingdom would it belong to?
Would the oldest fossil be found on the top layer or the bottom?
(page 2, question 11)
On page 4 of your study guide, what are the 5 organisms that are secondary consumers in the food web? (question 14)
Fox, owl, frog, bird, hawk
What are the three parts of a nucleotide?
sugar, phosphate, and base
(page 1, question 3)