Cell Division
Genetics
DNA and Protein Synthesis
Evolution
Ecology
100
What is the cell cycle?
series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide
100
Give an example of a homozygous genotype
TT, tt, FF, ff, BB, bb
100
What is the name for the structure of DNA?
a double helix
100
Who developed the theory of Natural Selection?
Charles Darwin
100
What does an ecosystem consist of? (two things)
biotic and abiotic factors
Ex: rabbits, grass, sunlight, soil and rain
200
Name the phases of mitosis
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
200
Both of the parents in the cross are what color
(Black is dominant, brown is recessive)
black
200
Name the 4 base pairs in DNA
adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine
200
Darwin studied organisms from what set of islands?
Galapagos
200
What is the name of the physical location a species lives called?
habitat
300
During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up along the middle of the dividing cell?
metaphase
300
The “father” of genetics was
Gregor Mendel
300
Unlike DNA, RNA contains
uracil
300
A butterfly's wing and a bat's wing are ____________ structures
analagous
300
Organisms that make organic nutrients for an ecosystem are called
producers
400
Which type of organisms have the most complex form of cell division?
eukaryotes
400
What types of organisms to the laws of genetics apply to?
all organisms!
400
During DNA replication, a DNA strand that has the bases CTAGGT produces a strand with the bases
GATCCA
400
What type of bird did Darwin study?
finches
400
What do we call the types of organisms at level 3?
Carnivores or secondary consumers
500
The structures labeled B in Figure 8–1 are called
sister chromatids
500
What is the percent probability that the offspring of a homozygous dominant individual and a homozygous recessive individual will exhibit the dominant phenotype?
100%
500
Name the 3 types of RNA
messenger, transfer, ribosomal
500
What are homologous structures?
Structures with the same bone structure but different functions, Ex: a human arm and whale fin
500
Who is the tertiary consumer in the food web?
the killer whale