Evolution
P words
Photosynthesis and Respiration
structures
this and that
100
a new one of these is created when evolution happens
What is species
100
the use of the sun's energy to create sugars
What is photosynthesis
100
the gas used in respiration and created in photosynthesis
What is oxygen?
100
rear legs bones in these are vestigial structures
What is a whale
100
the preserved remains or traces or organisms
What is a fossil
200
a change in DNA which can lead to new traits
What is a mutation
200
group of individuals of the same species living in the same area and reproducing
What is a population
200
pigment in plants which is important in trapping the sun's energy
What is chlorphyll?
200
the arm of a human and this of a bat are homologous structures
What is wings
200
organisms that live on land
What is terrestrial
300
when a trait in an organism helps it to survive and reproduce
What is natural selection?
300
the science of how life functions
What is physiology?
300
the end result of respiration is the creation of this molecule which has energy that can be used by cells
What is ATP?
300
Analogous structures
what are structures that come about because organisms use part for similar function
300
study of the very early development of an organism
What is embryology?
400
when a trait becomes more prevalent or less prevalent because of chance
What is Genetic Drift?
400
organelles in plant cells that are used to create pigments, vitamins, and enzymes
What is plastids?
400
Organelle where most of cellular respiration takes place
What is mitochondria?
400
Homologous structures
what structures are similar because organisms are closely related
400
anatomical unit consisting of tissues functioning for a similar function
What is an organ?
500
when humans play the part of nature and select traits that they want to become more or less prevalent in another species
What is selective breeding?
500
plant cells that form tubes in which sap/sugars flow through a plant
What is phloem
500
non-gaseous molecule that is needed for photosynthesis and is created during respiration
What is water?
500
wings of flightless birds
What is an example of vestigial structures
500
explanation of how life became more complex by cells engulfing bacteria which became mitochondria
What is endosymbiosis?