Historical Scientists
This scientist first discovered cells by looking at a piece of cork under a microscope
Who is Robert Hooke?
All living things contain this nucleic acid
These organisms are known for producing their own food.
The overall product of mitosis
What are two identical daughter cells?
The basic unit of life
What is the cell
These partners were credited with discovering the characteristic double helix shape of DNA.
Who are Watson and Crick?
A gene is said to be this if both of its alleles are the same
What is homozygous?
The organelle where photosynthesis occurs
What is the chloroplast?
The type of cell that undergoes mitosis
What are somatic (body) cells?
An organelle specific to plant cells
What is the cell wall?
What is the chloroplast?
This austrian monk was named "The Father of Genetics"
Who is Gregor Mendel?
This tool is used to determine probability of possible offspring
What is a Punnett square?
The raw materials required for photosynthesis
What are sunlight, water, carbon dioxide?
Meiosis causes organisms to be different, this is called
What is genetic variation?
The organelle responsible for making the cells energy
What is the mitochondrion?
This scientist was given credit for her work with x-rays that contributed to the discovery of the shape of DNA
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
What is an organism's genotype?
These organisms undergo cellular respiration
What are plants and animals?
Mitosis and meiosis can both be classified as
What is cell division?
The term used to describe a cell's membrane
What is semi-permeable?
This scientist is most noted for his theory of evolution by natural selection
Who is Charles Darwin?
These two processes are ultimately responsible for creating protein for a cell
What are transcription and translation?
An energy rich molecule
What is ATP?
The overall product of meiosis
What are four haploid cells
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are differentiated by this key feature
What are membrane bound organelles