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Evolutionary Theory
Cell Growth and Division
Classification
History of Life
Upper School info.
100
What does the fossil evidence state of what whales evolved from?
four-legged animals.
100
What are the units of heredity that each code for a protein and RNA?
genes
100
Scientist classify organisms by studying their forms and...
structures
100
What were the dominant animals on land during the Paleozoic Era?
arthropods
100
How many classrooms are there in the Upper School?
8 (2 in virtual)
200
According to Darwin, how does evolution happen?
by natural selection
200
A mass of cells that divide quickly but otherwise do not work well i s called ...
a tumor
200
The characteristics that scientist use in cladisitics are...
shared derived characters
200
What is the amount of time it takes for half of an amount of an element to change called?
half-life
200
What lunch do they no longer serve?
Tuna casserole
300
When species live in close contact and affect each other's evolution, this is called what?
coevolution
300
If everything is right for cell division, the cell passes the G1 checkpoint; next the cell copies its....
DNA
300
What is the only domain that includes multicellular organisms?
Eukarya
300
What is the most accurate method of finding the age of mummified remains?
radiometric dating
300
How many staff work at the Upper School?
20
400
A change is species over time is called...
evolution
400
What are strands of copied genetic material?
chromotids
400
One genus can include several what?
species
400
Where do some scientist believe that the chemicals that formed life came to Earth from?
space
400
What main course is served when we have tater tots and baked beans?
Metts
500
The process by which new species is formed is called...
speciation
500
What is the phase called when the nucleus of a cell doubles?
mitosis
500
What is it that enables biologist to communicate regardless of their native language.
scientific names
500
The first life-forms appeared on Earth during what time period?
Precambrian
500
How many male staff are there at the Upper School?
9