Evolution
Naturalist who put forth the theory of Natural Selection.
Who is Charles Darwin?
Example of a prokaryotic cell
Bacteria
Site of photosynthesis
Chloroplasts
A codon (three lettered bases) codes for an?
amino acid
Blood vessel that carries pure blood to cells?
artery
These are processes of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment. .
What are adaptations?
The powerhouse of a eukaryotic cell.
This branch of science is concerned with the study of life.
What is Biology?
What is an Gene?
gaseous exchange (O2 & CO2) happens in this part of respiratory system
alveoli
Endosymbiotic theory is a theory suggesting that the organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts within the eukaryotic cell came about as a result of the early endosymbiosis between prokaryotic endosymbionts and eukaryotic host cell. .
What is endosymbiont theory?
Site of protein synthesis?
Ribosomes
ABO blood types in human.
What is an example of codominance?
Most of digestion/ absorption of nutrients takes places here?
small intestine
Some variations allow the organism that possesses them to have more offspring than the organism that does not possess them. E.G., long necked giraffe that feeds on tall tree leaves in an African forest.
What is Reproductive Advantage?
The ribosome serve as the site of protein synthesis in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
What is a function of ribosomes?
This famous French microbiologist created the process of pasteurization.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
Hemophillia/ red-green colorblindedness.
What is example of a trait that follows X-linked inheritance pattern?
cord that connects muscle to bone?
Tendon
The fossil record is an important source of information for determining the ancestry of organisms and patterns of evolution.
What is one purpose served by fossils?
Jelly-like interior of a cell.
cytoplasm
plants use this form of nitrogen?
Nitrates
Condition of having two different alleles for a trait?
heterozygous
one of the major waste products of excretory system?
Urea