General Definitions
The scientific study of life.
Biology
Mechanism by which an organism produces offspring.
Reproduction.
Dog and pigeon breeding are an example of...
Artificial Selection
The smallest substance that cannot be broken down is..
an atom
The variable on the x-axis is...
The independent variable (experimental)
Change in structure or organization of DNA
Mutation.
The molecule that allows for traits to be transmitted from parent to offspring.
DNA
An example of a beneficial and a harmful mutation.
TBD
Many multicellular organisms of different species in one area is called...
When the variable of interest is absent or kept at its default value it is called the...
control.
State in which physical and chemical aspects of the internal environment are being maintained within ranges suitable for cell activities.
Homeostasis
The place where most of our energy originates from.
Evolution occurs within a...
population
The three domains are...
Eukarya, Bacteria, and Archaea
The two kinds of hypotheses are pattern and...
process-based.
How genetic variations within a population lead to the prevalence of certain phenotypes due to differences in survival and reproduction?
Natural Selection
The four criteria for life
Growth, metabolism, reproduction, response to stimuli.
A mutation changes...
the structure of an organism's DNA
The two parts of a scientific name are...
Genus and species (specific epithet)
What type of hypothesis is the following, "Higher productivity in rainforests leads to higher species diversity.
Process-based
Chemical reactions by which cells acquire and use energy to grow, survive, and reproduce.
Metabolism.
The chemical element all life on earth is built upon.
evolution.
The first law of thermodynamics is...
Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
The three requirements to be a process-based hypothesis...
Identification of a cause, covariation of events, and a time-order relationships.