Plant reproduction
Cell biology
Evolution
Metabolism
Molecular biology
200

What form of reproduction involves one parent only?

Asexual

200

What structure controls what substances enter and leave a cell?

Cell membrane

200

Who is known as the father of the theory of evolution?

Charles Darwin

200

What is the synthesis of complex molecules from simpler molecules called?

anabolism

200
What is cohesion?
Attraction between water molecules due to its polarity
400

What is the movement of the seed away from the parent plant called?

Seed dispersal

400

What process involves water moving across a membrane from high to low concentration?

Osmosis
400

What is the evolution of similar structures in species not related due to a recent common ancestor called?

Convergent evolution

400

What is the device that is used to determine the rate of
respiration?

Respirometer
400

Name 3 monnosaccharides

Glucose, Fructose, galactose, ribose, and mannose

600

Name an abiotic agent that can cause cross-pollination

Wind or Water

600

What is the term for cells that can differentiate into any cell type?

Totipotent

600

What is Adaptive radiation?

The rapid evolution of many species from a common ancestor as they adapt to different ecological niches.

600

What is the Free-air carbon dioxide enrichment
Experiments (FACE) for?

They allow scientists to investigate elevated levels of carbon dioxide in natural ecosystems.

600

What happens when u put a cell into a hypertonic solution?

Water moves out of the cell (through osmosis) and the cell shrinks
800

What is the female part of the plant, composed of a stigma, a style and an ovary?

Carpel
800

How long ago is the oldest evidence for cellular life estimated to be? (in billions)

3.5 Billion

800

Polyploidy is most common in which group of organisms?

Plants

800

What technique is used to separate charged molecules like DNA or proteins?

Gel electrophoresis

800

Ribosomes move from _' to _' during translation 

5 , 3

1000

What plant hormone is synthesised in Germination?

Gibberellin

1000

Name the three virus hypotheses

Virus first, escape, regressive

1000

What are the 2 rationale that EDGE uses to identify
species to conserve?

Evolutionary distinctiveness and Global endangerment

1000

What is the specific name of the start codon that initiates translation?

AUG

1000
What is the difference between a pyrimidine and purine?
Purines have a double-ring structure, while pyrimidines have a single-ring structure