DNA and genetics
What's DNA?
An example of nucleic acids which contains genetic information.
What is a fossil?
Print of remain of an organism.
What's extinction?
Occurs when the last individual of a certain species dies.
What's an adaption?
Inherited trait that helps a species survive in its enviroment.
What does the lymphatic system do?
It gets rid of cell waste material.
What is a Mutation.
Change in the nucleotide sequence of gene.
What's Relative Dating?
Comparing one fossil to another one that is in the same level of earth.
Whats biological evolution?
Change over time in population of related organisms.
What's selective breeding?
Process of selection of organisms to get desired traits.
What's the respiratory system?
Complex network of organs and structure that enables breathing, facilitating the exchange of O2 and Co2.
Give me the 3 types of RNA.
mRNA, tRNA and rRNA
What's Absolute Dating?
When Co2 inside the fossil is turns from into nitrogen cause of decay.
What's a Gradual change?
When an environment changes slowly into a new climate.
What's a Structural adaption? and What's a Behavioral Adaption?
Adaptions which are physical characteristics such as the color size or shape of an organism.
Change in how an organism acts to increase the chance of survival.
Give me the steps of the Digestive system.
1. Ingestion
2. Digestion
3. Absorption
4. Elimination
Give me the four types of nucleotides
Adenine and Thymine Cytosine and Guanine
What's a Fossil record?
Chart that divides earths history into different time units.
What's the natural selection steps.
1 Reproduction
2 Variation
3 Competition
4 Selection
What's a functional Adaption? And one example.
Trait that helps an organism inner organ. Poison and hibernation.
What's Reproductive system?
The system that has the functions to reproduce.
Types of mutations.
Original DNA sequence, Substitution, Insertion and Deletion.
Give me the five types of fossilization?
Mineralization: Mineral replacing organic material.
Carbonization: Carbon residue that leaves an imprint.
Mold and Cast: Impression of activities.
Trace fossil: Evidence of activities.
Original Material: Is the original remains that is preserved in sediments through long periods of time.
What's Sudden changes?
A rapid change in the atmosphere of an enviroment.
What's mimicry and camouflage?
Mimicry is when an organism looks like another either to scare predators away or attract preys.
Camouflage is an adaption that helps an organism blend in with their environment.
Extra double point. What's alteration of generations?
Occurs when the life cycle of an organism's alternates between diploid and haploid generations.