Scientific Method and the Study of Life
Cell Biology
Heredity and Molecular Genetics
Systems of the Body
Cell reproduction
100
A statement that describes what always happens under certain conditions in nature.
What is scientific law
100
Cell without a nucleus.
What is a prokaryotic cell.
100
The science of heredity.
What is genetics.
100
Made up of cells that form the body's structure.
What is connective tissue.
100
The process in which one cell, called the parent cell, divides to form two new cells, referred to as daughter cells.
What is cell division.
200
A distinctive way of gaining knowledge about the natural world that starts with a question and then tries to answer the question with evidence and logic.
What is Science.
200
A structure in the cytoplasm that is surrounded by a membrane and contains DNA.
What is a nucleus.
200
Tiny grains that are the male gametes of plants.
What is pollen.
200
Made up of cells that have the unique to contract, or become shorter.
What is muscle tissue.
200
The first and longest phase of mitosis.
What is prophase.
300
A plan for asking questions and testing possible answers.
What is scientific investigation.
300
The alleles an individual inherits.
What is genotype.
300
Made up of neurons, or nerve cells, that carry eletrical messages.
What is nervous tissue.
300
Spindle fibers attach to the centromere of each pair of sister chromatids.
What is metaphase.
400
A possible answer to a scientific question.
What is a hypothesis.
400
A cell that contains a nucleus.
What is a eukaryotic cell.
400
An organism with two alleles of the same type.
What is a homozygote.
400
Made up of cells that line inner and outer body surfaces, such as the skin and the lining of the digestive tract.
What is epithelial tissue.
400
Sister chromatids separate and the centromeres divide.
What is anaphase.
500
A special type of scientific investigation that is performed under controlled conditions, usually in a laboratory.
What is an experiment.
500
Small organelle where proteins are made.
What is a ribosome.
500
A chart that allows you to easily determine the expected percents of different genotypes in the offspring of two parents.
What is a punnett square.
500
Regulate mineral homeostasis.
What is osteocytes.
500
The final stage of cell division in eukaryotes as well as prokaryotes.
What is cytokinesis.