Unit 1 -- 3
What is the difference between convergent evolution and divergent evolution?
Divergent is when organisms evolve from one common ancestor but they evolve differently. Convergent is when organisms evolve from the same ancestry but converge.
How many molecules of G3P does the Calvin Cycle produce with 1 turn?
2
What are inferior traits called?
recessive
What is the gene that retroviruses have that use viral DNA as a template for DNA synthesis for?
Reverse Transcriptase
Anything that prevents mating/fertilization is known as what?
A Prezygotic Barrier
What kind of bonds hold molecules together and adhere them to hydrophilic surface?
Hydrogen Bonds
Where does glycolysis take place?
What are the two options for sperm?
To fuse with an egg or die
Infectious proteins that can convert brain proteins into miss-folded forms are known as what?
Prions
On a cladogram, an organism that is least genetically similar to the other organisms is known as what?
The Out Group
What is the final electron acceptor in cellular respiration?
Oxygen
What are packets of light known as?
Photons
What is a barr body?
A small, densely staining structure in the cell nuclei of female mammals, consisting of a compressed and inactive X chromosome
The study of how different organisms act, behave, and interact with one another, and how their actions have evolved over time, is known as what field of ecology?
Behavioral Ecology
Maximum Parsimony
What is it called when root pressure causes the water to flow up through the xylem faster than it can be lost through transpiration?
Guttation
In which phase of the cell cycle is the DNA replicated?
S Phase
What are the purines in DNA?
Adenine and Guanine
What is inclusive fitness?
The idea that an organism's success, having been passed down genes from its ancestors, is due to altruism and its genetic advantages
A species on which an large part of an ecosystem heavily relies is known as what?
Keystone species
What does the Caspiran prevent water and minerals from entering the stele through?
Apoplast
What does an animal cell form to separate/divide into two different cells?
Cleavage Furrow
What part of the operon do repressor proteins bind to?
The Opern
What kind of molecule exits the cell to restore an action potential?
K+
Who was the author of Silent Spring?
Rachel Carson