Reproduction
Body Systems
Cell Processes
Genetics
Levels of Organization
Evolution
100
Type of reproduction in which offspring are genetically identical to the parent
What is asexual reproduction?
100
Breaks down food so the body can use vitamins, energy, and minerals
What is the digestive system?
100
The highest level of organization in an organism is
What is the organ system? Organ systems work together to maintain homeostasis within an organism.
100
Which is the genotype? Tt or tall
What is Tt?
100
The most basic unit of life
What is a cell?
100
What other evidence do you see that could be used to determine relatedness?
What is ...?
Structural similarities among the embryos such as gills arches, a spine, eyes, a "tail" and a "fin"; reptiles and birds have these structures in similar places, and curl up the same way.
200
Bacteria reproduce using this method of asexual reproduction.
What is binary fission?
200
This is the body's control center that carries electrical messages to and from the brain through the spinal cord and nerves throughout the body
What is the nervous system?
200
Organisms use this process to grow and repair damaged tissues.
What is mitosis?
200
Offspring inherit characteristics from parents. If one offspring inherited a mixed set of alleles, this description would be used.
What is heterozygous?
200
A group of similar organs performing a necessary function for a multicellular organism
What is an organ system?
200
According to Darwin's On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, differences in characteristics within species occur __________.
What is randomly
300
True or False Most fungi reproduce asexually, sexually, and by budding.
What is true?
300
This system removes liquid wastes from the body by filtering the blood in the kidneys.
What is the urinary/excretory system?
300
Which system supports the body, protects internal organs, and makes blood cells?
What is skeletal system?
300
Two homozygous dominant organisms had offspring. Describe the chances that their offspring would have the recessive trait.
What is 0% (none)?
300
All together the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries work to distribute the blood throughout the body. Therefore as a group, they make up a(n) _____________.
What is an organ system?
300
The placement of preserved organisms in different layers of rock formation that gives evidence to support the theory of evolution is known as ___________.
What is the fossil record?
400
Two characteristics of living things.
What is ....?
The substance is made of cells / is multicellular
DNA, reproduces, use nutrients for energy, responds to a stimulus,
grows and develops, has one or more cells
400
Hormones needed by the body to carry out various functions are produced by this body system; examples organs include the pituitary and the pancreas
What is the endocrine system?
400
What is the main function of the chloroplasts in plant cells?
What is to produce glucose?
400
In a species of butterflies, green wing color is dominant over white. Two heterozygous green wing butterflies mated. Describe the chances their offspring will have white wings.
What is 1 out of 4 (25%)?
400
A set of cells in a gland all produce the same toxin. These cells make up a ________.
What is a tissue?
400
The basis for the modern theory of evolution was proposed by __________.
Who is Charles Darwin?
500
This type of reproduction results in the MOST diverse organisms because offspring share characteristics of both parents
What is sexual reproduction?
500
These two systems work together to remove gaseous wastes from the body.
What are the circulatory and respiratory systems?
500
Because of this process, multicellular organisms can sexually reproduce. Gametes with half the chromosomes as body cells are produced.
What is meiosis?
500
Diseases such as sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis can be passed from parents to offspring. Those affected with such illnesses inherit this kind of allele from BOTH parents.
What is recessive?
500
Sexual reproduction is possible because of the different reproductive systems in males and females. Ovaries in females and testes in males are known as _______.
What are organs?
500
A female giraffe with a short neck has to really stretch to reach the leaves of taller trees. According to the theory of natural selection, what is most likely to happen?
What is the giraffe has offspring with varying neck sizes and those with longer necks survive to produce more young of their own.