Chapter 3
What is the functions of the excretory systems
remove wastes
Budding is a form of
Asexual Reproduction
What did Gregor Mendel do to study different characteristics in his genetics experiments?
He cross-pollinated plants
To produce their own food, algae and plants use the abiotic factors sunlight, carbon dioxide, and ____
Water
Things such as plants and animals are _______ factors in an environment
Biotic
Which system carries oxygen, nutrients and waste around the body?
circulatory system
Fruits are ripened __________ and develop from ___________
ovary, angiosperms
What does the notation TT mean to geneticists
Two dominant alleles
What is the levels of an ecosystem in order from LARGEST TO SMALLEST
Ecosystem, community, population, organism
What helps the body keep its balance?
Inner Ear
True or False:
All Stress is bad
False
What produces gametes during the life cycle of a plant?
Gametophyte
Genes are carried from parents to their offspring on structures called ____________.
If two species occupy the same niche they will compete for the same limited resources
True
What is formed during mitosis
2 Body Cells
Nutrients move into the bloodstream from the digestive system by a process called
Absorption
The stages of a plant's life cycle are ____ and _________
Sporophyte and Gametophyte
A chart used to predict results of genetic crossed is known as a(n)
Punnett Square
The part of an ecosystem where an organism lives and feeds is called the organism's
Habitat
What is something that plants need that animals do not need?
Light
When you breathe, your lungs take in ______ and remove _____
oxygen/carbon dioxide
True or False:
Cnidarians reproduce sexually while in the Polyp stage
False
In pigeons, the allele for normal feather (F) is dominant to the allele for frizzy feather (f).
If a normal feathered bird with alleles FF is crossed with a frizzy-feathered bird, what would be the possible allele combinations of the offspring?
Offspring could only be Ff
How much percent of energy moves to the next highest level in an energy pyramid
1%
The study of how things interact with each others and with their environment is called
Ecology