Cell Biology
What is the basic unit of life?
Cell
What is the molecule that carries genetic information?
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
What term describes the role of an organism in its environment?
Niche
What system in the body is responsible for circulating blood?
Circulatory system
Who is known as the father of the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
What organelle is responsible for energy production in cells?
Mitochondria
What is the term for the physical expression of an organism’s genes?
Phenotype
What is a group of the same species living in the same area?
Population
What system helps protect the body from disease and infection?
Immune system
What is the term for the process by which organisms become better suited to their environment?
Adaptation
What structure in the cell controls what enters and leaves?
Cell membrane
What is the name of the process where DNA is copied into mRNA?
Transcription
What is the term that refers to a community of organisms interacting with their environment?
Ecosystem
What system controls movement and communication in the body?
Nervous system
What is the change in gene frequency in a population over time called?
Evolution
What process involves the division of a single cell into two identical cells?
Mitosis
What is the law that states alleles for a trait separate during gamete formation?
Mendel's Law of Segregation
What is the name of the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?
Photosynthesis
What part of the body is primarily responsible for oxygenating the blood?
Lungs
What is the term for the shared characteristics that indicate a common ancestry?
Homologous structures
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
What term describes a change in the DNA sequence?
Mutation
What is the term for the movement of energy through a food chain?
Food chain
What system is responsible for breaking down food into nutrients?
Digestive system
What theory explains how species change over time through the survival of the fittest?
Natural selection