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100
These random changes can affect an organism's DNA.
What are mutations?
100
A measure of how well an individual can leave its genotype in offspring.
What is fitness?
100
Sentinel guarding in meerkats is an example of this
What is prosocial behavior?
Or Altruistic
100
Choosing a mate based on physical or behavioral characteristics.
What is sexual selection?
100
The genetic code of all living beings is found in this organelle.
What is the nucleus?
200
There are 3 categories that can increase an organism's rate of mutation.
What are chemical, radiation, and infectious agents?
200
"-------" pressures affect an organism's survival in its environment.
What are selection pressures?
200
A colony functions more effectively when everyone has a job.
What is division of labor
or eusociality?
200
This selection process is not about survival but about reproduction.
What is sexual selection?
200
The name for the theory that covers the process of DNA --- RNA ---- Proteins
What is Central Dogma Theory?
300
These environmental pressures are random but an organism's DNA can help it survive.
What is natural selection?
300
Individuals cannot evolve but "............" can.
What are populations?
300
This behavior evolved to protect the group, locate resources and increase the availability of mates.
What is herding?
What is flocking?
What is schooling?
300
Cichlids in Africa have many sub species in the same lake. This is an example of what kind of speciation?
What is sympatric?
300
What is the process called that allows water to move between a higher gradient and a lower gradient solution?
What is osmosis?
400
The kind of selection happening when peppered moths have been pushed to evolve two different phenotypes.
What is disruptive selection?
400
The three essential food groups for Ms. Underwood
What are chocolate, coffee and Diet Coke?
400
With invasive species, sometimes only a few individuals make it into a new area, reducing their genetic diversity even as their population starts to grow...
What is founder effect?
400
Some species do not require a male to reproduce, they can make offspring by an alternative process.
What is parthenogenesis?
400
The picture below is an example of...
What is negative feedback?
500
This species, native to Asia, faces extinction but was traditionally harvested for armor.
What are pangolins?
500
These individuals are believed to spend (on average) 7-8 hours of their day on digital devices and/or video games.
What are teenagers?
500
This movie character gave his life for the needs of the many.
Who is Spock?
500
Anglerfish use a unique method of reproduction in which the male fish fuses to the female.
What is sexual parasitism?
500
C6H1206 + 6O2 = 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
What is cellular respiration?