Cell Biology
What is the basic unit of life?
What is DNA short for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What gas do plants take in for photosynthesis?
CO2
What is a habitat?
where an animal lives
Who came up with the idea of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
What organelle is the powerhouse of the cell?
The mitochondria
What is a gene?
a segment of DNA that codes
What green pigment helps plants make food?
chlorophyll
What do we call a plant-eating organism?
Herbivore
What is it called when animals change over time?
evolution
What structure controls what enters and leaves the cell?
The cell membrane
What do we call different forms of a gene?
allele
What is the main product of photosynthesis?
O2
What is the term for the role an organism plays in its ecosystem?
niche
What is a fossil?
preserved remains or impressions of ancient organisms
What is the jelly-like substance inside the cell?
The cytoplasm
What is the shape of a DNA molecule?
double helix
Where in the plant cell does photosynthesis happen?
DAILY DOUBLE
chloroplast
What is it called when two species benefit from a relationship?
Mutualism
What does “survival of the fittest” mean?
What organelle is responsible for making proteins?
The ribosomes
What is the name for a chart that shows possible genetic traits?
DAILY DOUBLE
Punnett square
CO2+H2O----> C6H12O6+O2
What type of symbiotic relationship occurs when one animal hunts another one?
Mr. Garza