Intro to Biology
_________ is the study of all living things
What is BIOLOGY
A type of cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
What is a EUKARYOTE
List the 4 stages of Mitosis (in order).
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
The trait that is not expressed in a heterozygous gene.
What is RECESSIVE.
When a species dies out.
What is EXTINCT.
The _______ is the basic unit of structure and function of life.
What is the CELL.
The cells control center and where the DNA is found.
What is the NUCLEUS.
Cells spend most of their time in this phase.
What is INTERPHASE.
If a red flower is crossed with a white flower and the offspring is a pink flower, what is this an example of?
What is INCOMPLETE DOMINANCE.
The era we are currently living in.
What is the CENOZOIC
The ability to maintain a stable internal environment is called __________.
What is HOMEOSTASIS.
A semipermeable membrane made of phospholipids.
What is the PLASMA MEMBRANE
End result is 4 different haploid gametes
What is MEIOSIS.
A permanent change in the structure of DNA
What is a MUTATION
What animals is the Mesozoic best known for?
What are DINOSAURS.
The steps of the scientific method include: Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, ______, and Conclude. What is the missing step?
What is ANALYZE.
A long, whip-like projection that functions in cell movement.
What is the FLAGELLA.
This is the phase where DNA replication happens.
'S' phase or 'synthesis' phase of Interphase.
What does DNA stand for?
What is Deoxyribonucleic Acid
The first eukaryotic cell likely evolved through a process known as ____________.
What is ENDOSYMBIOSIS.
Gene Theory, Cell Theory, Evolution, and Homeostasis are all ______________.
What are the UNIFYING PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
The starting material for glycolysis.
What is GLUCOSE
What is the DIPLOID LIFE CYCLE.
If two purple flowers are crossed and the outcome is three purple and one white, what can be said of the purple flowers that were crossed.
They are heterozygous (Pp)
The first single cell was formed by a lipid membrane surrounding RNA. How is this similar to a eukaryotic cell?
DNA is the cell surrounded by a phospholipid membrane.