🔄 Translation
What is translation?
The process of making proteins from mRNA
What is thermal energy?
→ Energy from the movement of particles
What are tectonic plates?
→ Large pieces of Earth’s crust
Who developed natural selection?
Charles Darwin
What is evolution?
→ Change in species over time
Where does translation happen?
Ribosome
What happens to particles when temperature increases?
They move faster
What happens at a divergent boundary?
plates move apart
What does “survival of the fittest” mean?
Organisms best adapted survive
What is a fossil?
→ Preserved remains of organisms
What carries amino acids to the ribosome?
tRNA
What is heat?
Transfer of thermal energy
What happens at a convergent boundary?
Plates collide
What is an adaptation?
→ A trait that helps survival
What is a common ancestor?
→ An organism two species came from
What is a codon?
A group of 3 bases on mRNA
Name one method of heat transfer
Conduction, convection, or radiation
What causes earthquakes?
→ Movement of tectonic plates
What happens to helpful traits over time?
→ They become more common
Name one type of evidence for evolution
→ Fossils, DNA, or anatomy
What does translation produce?
A protein (polypeptide chain)
Which state of matter has the fastest particles?
gas
What is the layer under the crust called?
Mantle
Differences among individuals
Differences among individuals
What is speciation?
→ Formation of a new species