Unit 1
Information gathered using the senses.
what is Observation?
The theory that describes cells and how they operate.
What is Cell Theory?
The genetic information for the cells of living organisms
What is DNA?
In biology, organisms producing more offspring than can survive
What is overproduction?
A pattern of behavior that repeats at regular intervals
What is a Behavioral Cycle?
A testable statement
What is a Hypothesis?
The organelle that contains genetic information
What is a Nucleus?
The observable form of a trait
A method for determining the age of fossils and rocks which depends on the order of strata
What is relative dating?
anatomical features that increase an organism's fitness
what are Physical Adaptions?
Anything that has mass and takes up space
What is Matter?
A process that rearranges the atoms of substances to create different substances
What is a Chemical Reaction?
a diagram used to show possible genotypes that can result from a cross
What is a Punnett square?
A process where humans select for or against certain traits in an organism
What is Artificial Selection?
a balanced and stable environment within cells and organisms
What is Homeostasis?