Evolution
True or false: An individual animal can evolve itself
False
Which cell part contains the cell's DNA?
Nucleus
The purpose of cellular respiration is to make ____.
ATP
In DNA, the base guanine always pairs with which base?
Cytosine
What is the name of the sugar found in milk?
Lactose
Give an example of a vestigial structure
pelvis in whales, eyes on blind fish, etc
What is the function of the golgi body?
During photosynthesis _ energy is transformed into _ energy.
light, chemical
What is the shape of DNA called?
double helix
Which organ is responsible for filtering blood and producing urine?
Kidney
What are homologous structures and how do they provide evidence for evolution?
similar structures between different species, show evidence of a common ancestor
Draw a short section of cell membrane and label the hydrophillic and hydrophobic parts
See drawing
When a tree grows, where does the majority of its mass come from?
Carbon Dioxide in the air
Explain how it is possible for two people with type B blood to have a child with type O blood (draw the square)
See drawing
What is the most common element in the human body by weight? (from the periodic table)
Oxygen
What are the three types of selection (the three graphs) and which can lead to speciation
Disruptive, stabilizing, directional
Disruptive can lead to speciation
How do oxygen molecules enter your cell, and does this process require your cell to use energy?
Explain why you breath harder when you exercise
When you exercise you are using more energy, so you need to make more ATP, so you need to perform cellular respiration which requires oxygen
Draw a cell in anaphase of MEIOSIS
See drawing
Where are the smallest bones in the human body located?
The inner ear
What are all four steps of natural selection?
1. More born than will survive
2. Variation
3. Beneficial traits increase chances of reproducing4. Beneficial traits are inherited and become more common
Explain what would happen to your body cells if someone gave you an IV with pure water. Be sure to use the right vocabulary word (-tonic)
The water would be hypotonic to your cells, so your cells would take in water and possibly burst
Write the chemical equation for cellular respiration
Draw the process of DNA replication and label all of the enzymes
see drawing
What is the tallest living organism in the world?
California Redwood