Basic Stuff
The study of life
Biology
which is correct: A community is made of populations, or a population is made of communities
a community is made of populations
Name 1 part of the cell theory
all cells come from existing cells, living things are made of cells, cells are the basic units of structure and function
Who is the father of classical genetics?
Gregor Mendel
To be a hypothesis, it must be what?
Testable
a description which uses numbers and data to explain or answer
quantitative
grass, frogs and bugs are biotic or abiotic factors?
biotic
what two molecules, along with photons, do plants need to perform photosynthesis?
carbon dioxide and water
Name 2 of the 4 nitrogenous bases in DNA
adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine
Who suggested survival of the fittest?
Charles Darwin
name 2 characteristics of living things
evolve, reproduce, grow and develop, maintain homeostasis, metabolism, made of cells, respond to stimuli, made of DNA
A bee and a flower have what type of relationship
mutualistic
Where does aerobic respiration happen in cells?
mitochondria
ribose vs deoxyribose, u instead of t, single vs double-stranded
What colors of light do plants absorb best?
red, blue, violet
Which macromolecule stores hereditary information?
Nucleic acids
The maximum population an ecosystem can support
carrying capacity
Name the phases of the cell cycle in order
G1, S, G2, M
Which economist discovered Carrying Capacity after studying human populations?
Thomas Malthus
Is the following allele pair homozygous or heterozygous: Tt
heterozygous
What is the name of a biological catalyst?
Enzyme
The variation of all life on earth
Biodiversity
How many minutes do you need to exercise before fat begins to burn?
15-20 minutes
Which type of structure has the same function but different structure?
Analogous
What is defined as an organisms role in an ecosystem?
Niche