Human Impact
This is the process of clearing out large areas of trees (or forests)
What is deforestation?
This pumps blood throughout the body
What is the heart?
The change in a species over time
What is evolution?
This is the molecule that contains genetic information
What is DNA?
This is the year of Mr. Ferdinandi's arrival to the world
What is 1998?
Fill in the blank:
Clearing out a native forest and replacing it with a wheat field would result in a decrease in ________
What is Biodiversity?
This organ filters blood to remove waste
What are the kidneys?
The movement of a substance from high to low concentration
What is diffusion?
In this pattern of inheritance, organisms require two recessive alleles to display the trait
What is homozygous recessive?
This is Mr. Ferdinandi's zodiac sign (apparently I'm very intelligent and quick-witted)
What is a Gemini?
This shows a network of interactions between organisms in an ecosystem
What is a food web?
This tube connects the mouth to the lungs
What is the trachea?
In the "Diffusion Through a Membrane" Lab, this substance could NOT diffuse through the membrane
What is starch?
This process involves a segment of DNA being used to create mRNA
What is transcription?
Mr. Ferd's favorite food, which apparently originated in Buffalo, NY in 1964
What are buffalo wings?
This percentage of energy is transferred between trophic levels in an ecosystem
What is 10%?
This is where blood cells are produced
What is bone marrow?
Gel electrophoresis is used to analyze samples of...
What is DNA?
What is uracil?
The name of Mr. Ferd's dog, it also means star in Latin!
What is "Stella"?
A grassy field being replaced by a young forest is an example of this concept
What is ecological succession?
This is the smallest bone in the body
What is the stapes?
This type of solution would cause water to leave a cell
What is hypertonic?
This molecule brings amino acids to the ribosome during translation
What is tRNA?
This stop-motion Wes Anderson film, starring George Clooney, is Mr.Ferdinandi's favorite movie
What is "Fantastic Mr. Fox"?