What is the classification name for the smallest group of organism (these organisms are vary closely related)?
SPECIES
100
What is the name for a characteristic that helps an organism survive in their environment?
adaptation
100
Can evolution by natural selection occur if there is no variation in the population?
No
100
Where is an organisms genetic material stored?
The nucleus of the cell
100
What does oviparous mean?
Lays eggs
200
What is the genus name for Staphylococcus aureus?
Staphylococcus
200
What are two extreme conditions found in hydrothermal vents?
no light, very hot
200
What does heritable mean?
Passed on through DNA from parents to offspring
200
Long chains of DNA are called ______________?
Chromosomes
200
Salamanders in California and Larus gulls are said to be _________ species.
Ring
300
Which kingdom is missing?
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Prokaryotes
Protoctista
300
What type of variation is graphed on a normal distribution curve?
Continuous Variation
300
Name one group of individuals that is to blame for antibiotic resistance in bacteria
Doctors, general population
300
Different versions of the same gene are called?
Alleles
300
What is the name of the tool where you answer yes or no questions to determine the classification of a specific organism?
Key
400
What are the five groups of vertebrates?
Mammals, fish, reptiles, birds, amphibians
400
What are the two factors that cause variation?
Environment and genetics
400
Many organisms look very similar. What can scientists use to definitively tell how closely related two organisms are?
DNA
400
A person that is homozygous recessive for the Tall gene (T) will have ________ genotype.
tt
400
What is the definition of a species?
Organisms that can INTERBREED to produce FERTILE offspring.
500
What characteristic does the duck bill platypus have that makes it difficult to classify them into the mammal group?
They lay eggs
500
Name one adaptation that organisms living in hydrothermal vents have.
Very sensitive tentacles instead of eyes.
A layer of bacteria on its body to protect it from heat. It can handle temperature changes of 40-90oC.
Its body can cope with pressures over 200 times higher than at sea-level.
500
Which important point from Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is missing?
Variation
Over-production
Survival
Advantageous characteristics inherited
Gradual change
Struggle for existence
500
What is the probability that a child from the following cross will have the disease cystic fibrosis? (Cc x Cc) =
25 percent
500
What are the symptoms of someone with sickle cell anemia
People with the disease become easily tired and short of breath, it can also lead to joint pain due to blood vessels being clogged up.