Cell Division
An undifferentiated cell that can differentiate into one or more specialized cell types or divide to produce more undifferenced cells
Stem Cell
A nucleotide polymer that uses deoxyribose in its sugar phosphate backbone and forms the hereditary material of all life on Earth
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
Contains DNA of the cells
Nucleous
Differences in the alleles among the members of a population
Genetic Variation
An example of a single celled organism
Bacteria
The phase in the eukaryotic cell cycle in which a single cell divides into two cells
Mitosis
What determines if a cell is differentiated into specialized tissue?
Gene Expression
Makes ATP (energy), powerhouse of the cell
Mitochondria
What is the role of adaptation in natural selecation?
Organisms that are more adapted survive longer and reproduce more often which leads to and increase of genes in the population
Name the 3 parts that make up a nucleotide
a sugar molecule, a phosphate group, nitrogenous base
The process by which a cell develops and specializes to perform a certain function
Differentiation
Biomolecules made of one or more amino acid polymers, folded into a complex structure that performs a specific function
Proteins
What is the shape of an animal cell?
Circle
Differential survival and reproductive success among a group of organisms due to differences in the inherited traits or characteristics of the organisms
Natural Selection
When an RNA copy is made of DNA this process is know as
Transcription
How do prokaryotic organisms reproduce?
Binary fission
Segments of DNA that encode a protein or functional RNA
Gene
The basic structural and functional unit of life
Cell
A change in a DNA sequence
Mutations
List the order of the 5 phases of mitosis
Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis
The process whereby an unspecialized cell changes into a more specialized cell
Cellular differentiation
What do cells use to carry out specific functions that are essential to the organism?
Proteins
What 2 organelles are found in plant cells but not animal cells?
Cell wall and Chloroplast
Difference among the physical or behavioral characteristics of a group of organisms
Trait Variation
On this graph, what are the independent and dependent variables?
Independent: time
Dependent: Amount of DNA in nucleus