Genetics
The name of the molecule that contains the genetic information of an organism.
A. DNA
B. RNA
C. Nucleus
D. Mitochondria
What is DNA?
Cancer cells can be defined as:
A. Unorganized
B. Small
C. Organized
D. Large
What is Unorganized?
What happened to the rats population over a century when they were exposed to poison in Tokyo, Japan?
A. They migrated out of the city
B. They all died
C. They adapted to be more aggressive for food
D. They eventually became poison resistant
What is poison resistance?
The complete disappearance of a species from Earth
A. Extinction
B. Natural Selection
C. Endangered
D. Adaptation
What is Extinction?
A section of DNA that codes for a protein.
A. RNA
B. Gene
C. Chromosome
D. Ribosome
What is a Gene?
The name of the organelle that contains the DNA.
A. Cell
B. Ribosome
C. Nucleus
D. Mitochondria
What is the Nucleus?
Cancer can be defined as:
A. Regulated cell division
B. An infection
C. Increased Apoptosis (cell death)
D. Unregulated cell division
What is Unregulated cell division?
These kinds of seeds were found in higher amounts in Hawksbeard in an urban environment.
A. Heavy seeds
B. Feathery seeds
C. Popping seeds
D. Prickly seeds
What are Heavy seeds?
The common ancestor bear species split into Polar and Brown bears because:
A. Geographic Isolation (physically separated)
B. Fur color mutations
C. Global cooling
D. Change in diet
What is Geographic Isoloation?
An alteration of DNA that can lead to a change in protein.
A. Mutation
B. RNA
C. Gene
D. Translation
What is a Mutation?
This phase in the cell cycle is when DNA replication happens.
A. Synthesis Phase
B. Gap Phase 2
C. Gap Phase 1.
D. Mitosis
What is Synthesis Phase?
The name of the process that allows cells to grow or repair tissues.
A. Transcription
B. Cell Repair
C. Meiosis
D. Mitosis
What is Mitosis?
The selection pressure that reduced genetic diversity and fitness in the Florida Panther
A. Predation
B. Fragmentation
C. Fear of people
D. Harsh Environment
What is Fragmentation?
Polar and Brown bears can most likely have a fertile (capable of having babies) offspring because
A. They cannot have a fertile offspring
B. They share a common ancestor
C. They are distantly related
D. They live in the same habitat
What is a Common Ancestor?
A force that chooses a particular phenotype to be most advantageous in an environment?
A. Adaptation
B. Homeostasis
C. Selection Pressure
D. Biodiversity
What is Selection Pressure?
This molecule is known as the "Messenger" and carries the code of a gene to the ribosome.
A. Amino Acids
B. Nucleus
C. Helicase
D. RNA
What is RNA?
A mutation in this kind of gene would most likely result in cancer
A. Genes that regulate Meiosis
B. Ribosome Genes
C. Cell Cycle Regulating Genes
D. Mitochondrial Genes
What are Cell Cycle Regulating Genes?
A condition that must be present for natural selection to occur in a population.
A. Unlimited resources
B. Variations in traits
C. Equal fitness among individuals
D. No Environmental Changes
What are Variations in traits?
The reason that best explains why evolution does not happen in the individual
A. Individuals do not have genetic material
B. Evolution can happen in the individual
C. Individuals cannot acquire traits needed for survival
D. Evolution takes a long period of time
What is not enough time?
The process of one common ancestral species diverging into 2 species after being affected by different selections pressures.
A. Speciation
B. Adaptation
C. Natural Selection.
D. Divergence
What is Speciation?
This is the name of the organelle where proteins are made.
A. Nucleus
B. Ribosome
C. Mitochondria
D. Lysosome
What is the Ribosome?
P53 actively works in this section of the Cell Cycle to regulate cell division.
A. The Checkpoints
B. The Gap Phases
C. Synthesis Phase
D. Mitosis
What are The Checkpoints?
The adaptation that was advantageous to the Juncos in an urban environment.
A. Aggression
B. Submissiveness
C. High CORT Levels
D. Low CORT Levels
What are Low CORT levels?
A way to prevent speciation between 2 populations of bears would be
A. Consistent gene flow (exchanging genetic material between populations)
B. Genetic Drift (changes allele frequencies in a gene pool) stops evolution
C. A barrier separating populations
D. Differences in food availability
What is Consistent gene flow?
The process of taking a section of DNA and turning it into a protein.
A. Gene Synthesis
B. Gene Expression
C. Protein Expression
D. Protein Construction
What is Gene Expression?