Unit 1
Scientific data that supports a claim
What is evidence?
A microscopic, single-celled organism
What is a prokaryote?
A part of DNA that is responsible for a specific trait
What is a gene?
A process in which organisms with a greater fitness tend to survive and produce more offspring
What is natural selection?
A balanced and stable environment within cells and organisms
What is homeostasis?
A testable statement
What is a hypothesis?
Infectious particles that usually cause disease in organisms
What are viruses?
A physical trait an organism has
What is a phenotype?
A process where human select for or against certain traits in an organism
What is artificial selection?
A state of inactivity in organisms, where developement and growth are paused
What is dormancy?
A description of a scientific pattern
What is a scientific law?
The outputs of cellular respiration
What are water, heat, and carbon dioxide?
The shape of a DNA strand
What is a double helix?
A model of the evolutionary relationships among organisms
What is a phylogenetic tree?
Anatomical adaptations that increase an organism's fitness
What are physical adaptations?