Characteristics of Life
The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called:
Heredity
Which principle states that all living things are composed of cells and that all cells come from pre-existing cells?
Cell Theory
This general type of cell has a nucleus
eukaryotic
Which organelle is responsible for producing energy (ATP) for the cell?
Mitochondria
A lizard sunning itself on a rock to warm up is an example of which characteristic of life?
Homeostasis
The idea that traits are passed from parents to offspring through DNA is explained by:
Gene Theory
This type of cell has a lot of membrane-bound organelles
Eukaryotic
Which organelle controls cell activities and holds the DNA in eukaryotes?
Nucleus
Which characteristic of life explains why bacteria populations can become resistant to antibiotics?
Evolution or adaptation
Which principle explains how diseases are caused by microorganisms?
Germ Theory
This type of cell is very small and has a circular chromosome
Prokaryotic
The function of ribosomes is to:
Produce proteins
Which characteristic of life is best shown by a single cell dividing into two identical cells?
Growth or Reproduction
Which principle explains how organisms maintain stable internal conditions despite outside changes?
Homeostasis
What type of organism's have prokaryotic cells?
Bacteria
Which organelle packages and modifies proteins before they leave the cell?
Golgi Apparatus
What two types of cells can respond to their environment?
All cells, Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology explains:
How information in DNA leads to proteins
Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes have five things in common; list 3 of them
Cell membrane
DNA
Ribosomes
Cytoplasm
Cytoskeleton
Which organelle contains digestive proteins that break down waste?
Lysosome