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Meiosis / Genetics
DNA / RNA
Evolution
Cell Energy
Ecology
100
Meiosis produces daughter cells that have ___________ as many chromosomes as the parent cell.
half
100
DNA is made of repeating subunits called ___________.
nucleotides
100
A trait that increases an organisms ability to survive and reproduce is called a/an ________________.
adaptation
100
The process of ____________ breaks down glucose to get energy for cells.
cellular respiration
100
Name an abiotic factor that you would find in an ecosystem.
wind, water, sun, temperature, etc.
200
The first phase of meiosis is ______________.
prophase I
200
Name the three parts of a nucleotide.
sugar, phosphate group, nitrogen base
200
Evolution occurs through the process of ____________________.
natural selection
200
The greenhouse gas that is used by plants in photosynthesis is ________________.
carbon dioxide
200
Where would you find producers on a food chain? The top, bottom, or middle?
bottom
300
Which of the following genotypes are heterogeneous? Aa, AA, BB, bb, Dd, Ee
Aa, Dd, Ee
300
If a strand of DNA has the sequence ATTCGA, the complementary DNA strand will have the sequence _____________.
TAAGCT
300
A group of organisms that can produce offspring with each other is called a _________________.
species
300
Cellular respiration takes place in ____________________.
mitochondria
300
Name the three components of habitat.
food, water, shelter
400
What is the name given to an egg that has been fertilized?
zygote
400
If a strand of DNA has the sequence ATTCGA, the RNA transcribed from this strand will have the sequence __________________.
UAAGCU
400
Mistakes in DNA are called __________________. These are also the source of variation in organisms of the same species.
mutations
400
The grana and stroma are parts of a __________________.
chloroplast
400
Name two trophic levels.
producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers
500
Blue eyes are recessive to brown eyes. If a male that is heterozygous for brown eyes mates with a blue-eyed female, what are the chances that their offspring will have blue eyes?
50%
500
What processes are represented by the arrows in the following: DNA------------>RNA------------>protein
transcription & translation
500
Name two pieces of evidence for evolution, and explain how they support the theory of evolution.
biochemical, peppered moth, fossils, etc.
500
Write the equation for photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
H2O + CO2 ----------------> glucose + O2 glucose + O2 --------------> H2O + CO2 + ATP
500
Draw a food chain on the board that shows energy flowing from a producer to a secondary consumer.
grass----->cow------>human