Cell Organelles
This organelle is responsible for producing energy in the form of ATP and is known as the "powerhouse of the cell."
What is the mitochondria?
The primary pigment in plants that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis is called this.
What is chlorophyll?
This molecule carries genetic information and is made up of a long chain of nucleotides.
What is DNA?
This scientist proposed the theory of natural selection and is often referred to as the father of evolution.
Who is Charles Darwin?
In "The Princess and the Frog," this character is a powerful witch doctor who transforms people into animals and is the main antagonist of the movie.
Who is Dr. Facilier?
This structure regulates the movement of substances in and out of the cell and is made of a lipid bilayer.
What is the plasma membrane?
In the absence of oxygen, some cells can undergo this type of respiration, which results in the production of lactic acid or ethanol.
What is fermentation?
This process involves the copying of DNA to produce a new strand of RNA.
What is transcription?
This type of evolution happens when two unrelated species evolve similar traits due to similar environmental pressures.
What is convergent evolution?
In "The Sword in the Stone," this character transforms himself into a fish to teach Arthur a lesson about the food chain.
Who is Merlin?
This organelle is responsible for protein synthesis and can be found either floating freely in the cytoplasm or attached to the rough endoplasmic reticulum.
What are ribosomes?
This process occurs in the mitochondria, where glucose is broken down into pyruvate and produces a small amount of ATP.
What is glycolysis?
In a heterozygous individual, the allele that is expressed is called this.
What is the dominant allele?
This term describes the process by which organisms of the same species become more genetically distinct over time due to different selective pressures.
What is speciation?
In "Mulan," this character is Mulan’s dragon companion who provides comic relief and often tries to be brave, despite his small size.
Who is Mushu?
This structure, present in plant cells, stores water, nutrients, and waste and helps maintain turgor pressure within the cell.
What is the vacuole?
This molecule is produced during the light-dependent reactions and is used to carry energy to the Calvin cycle.
What is NADPH?
This principle, proposed by Gregor Mendel, states that each pair of alleles segregates independently during gamete formation, resulting in genetic variation.
What is independent assortment?
This theory, proposed by Darwin, explains that organisms with traits that increase their survival and reproduction are more likely to pass those traits to the next generation.
What is natural selection?
In "Pocahontas," this character is the English settler who falls in love with Pocahontas, despite the tension between their people.
Who is John Smith?
This organelle contains enzymes that break down cellular waste, toxins, and other debris, and is found mainly in animal cells.
What is the lysosome?
The Calvin cycle, a part of photosynthesis, takes place in this part of the chloroplast.
What is the stroma?
This term describes an organism's complete set of genes or genetic material.
What is a genome?
These structures have no apparent function in modern organisms but were functional in ancestors, such as the pelvic bones in whales.
What are vestigial structures?
In the movie "The Jungle Book," this character, a panther, serves as Mowgli’s protector and mentor.
Who is Bagheera?