DNA structure and function
What is the blue print of your life?
Genetic code
What is the study of heredity called?
Genetics
The alteration of the DNA sequence is called what? (Create new traits or material for evolution)
Mutation
The evolution of a creature to fit its environment both physically and behaviorally
Adaptation
Temporary changes that happen during an individual organism's lifetime without changing its genetics.
Acclimation
Double Helix, twisted ladder is the shape of what?
DNA
A gene that overpowers another gene is called what? Often shown with a capital letter.
Dominant
What is the process that splits the chromosomes without duplicating?
Meiosis
Example of Physiological adaptation?
Bears hibernating or Camels ability to go weeks without water. Answers will vary
Who figured out about natural selection
Charles Darwin
How many strands make up a double helix?
2 strands
A gene that is overpowered by a dominant trait and is less common is called what? Often shown with a lowercase letter.
Recessive
How many Chromosomes does a human have? Without mutation
23 pairs
What is an example of Behavioral adaptation
Birds migrating south, penguins huddling for warmth. Answers will vary
Natural selection happens over many _______ as traits become more or less common.
Generations
What are the four bases?
AT and GC
Different versions of a gene. The 'model' to a make
Allele
Are mutations helpful or harmful?
It can be both
What is an example of Structural adaptation?
Polars bears thick fur or a hummingbird's thin beak. Answers will vary
The process where organisms with beneficial traits survive better and have more offspring, making these traits more common over time.
Natural Selection
What is considered the brain, control center or the place where DNA is stored?
Nucleus
BB, bb, Bb
Crossing over increases genetic diversity in offspring: True or False
True
What is called when an organism maintains stable internal conditions?
Homeostasis
_________ is the ability of traits to be passed from parents to offspring.
Heredability