Evolution
This scientists is credited with the discover of evolution
Charles Darwin
What did the scientist Fransesco Redi discover?
Spontaneous generation is false
What is the shape of DNA?
Double Helix
What is mitosis
Asexual reproduction for eukaryotes
What is an autotroph
organism makes its own food
Name this concept: individuals can acquire traits during their lifetime as a result of experience or behavior and pass them on to offspring
Lamarckism
What did Fredrick Griffith discover
Transformation: traits can be transferred from cell to cell
Who discovered the shape of DNA (include all 3 scientists)
Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick
What is binary fission
Asexual reproduction for prokaryotes
What is the purpose of cellular respiration
for a cell to make food into energy
Name this concept: The idea that species exist from preexisting species that have reproduced, and that species must be able to change over time
Decent with Modification
What did Oswald Avery discover?
DNA is the biological molecule that transfers genetic information
What are the 4 nitrogenous bases?
Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, and Thymine
What is meiosis
cell reproduction for gametes
What is ATP
energy storing molecule
This scientists studied fossils. He noticed: some species have gone extinct, some species have differences based on where they live
Charles Cuvier
Describe the Hershey Chase experiment
Scientists used radioactive DNA and radioactive protein to see which one transmits genes
What is the outer rim of DNA made of
Deoxyribose and phosphate
What are the stages of mitosis
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
What is the chemical reaction of photosynthesis
6CO2 + 6H2O = C6H12O6 + 6O2
These four concepts explain how and why evolution and natural selection occur
overproduction, genetic variation, struggle to survive, differential reproduction
How did Frederick Griffith discover transformation
The rat died when injected with Heated S Strain AND R-strain
Complete the complimentary base pair: GAC-CTT-AAC-GAGT
CTG-GAA-TTG-CTCA
Which phase of meiosis: two straight single-file lines of X's form down the middle of the cell
Metaphase I
2 Parts
What is the purpose of the light reaction
What is the purpose of the Calvin Cycle
1. Gather energy
2. Turn energy into food (carbohydrates)