Unit 1 Review

Characteristics of Life

100

Humans, bacteria, and plants belong to this group

What is an organism? 

200

The reason why a stem cell can become a muscle cell, skin cell, and nerve cell? 

What is cell differentiation? 

300

A baby learns to crawl at about 4 months, and learns to walk at about 12 months of age

What is development? 

400

A 5-month-old baby mystery animal gains 5 pounds every month until it is an adult 

What is growth? 

500

The reason why humans sweat (hint: it's the name of a process) 

What is homeostasis? 

Intro to Evolution

100

According to this person, to get offspring with long arms, then the parents need to stretch out their arms. 

Who is Lamarck?  

200

According to this person, evolution is influenced by how "fit" an animal is

Who is Darwin? 

300

An earthquake splits an island into two pieces, and a population of birds is split up as a result. Over time, the population becomes two different species. This is an example of.....

What is divergent evolution? 

400

Two animals separately develop eyes that can see in the dark, but anatomically their eyes are different. 

What is convergent evolution? 

500

Animal A is more "fit" than Animal B because it has a longer neck 

What is an adaptation? 

Factors that affect evolution

100

Nicotine, UV rays, and X-rays are examples of....

What is a mutagen? 

200

TTCA -> TTTCA 

What is "addition" 

300

A group of people from a country moves to an island and many of the descendants have the same hereditary disease. 

What is founder effect?

400

A family has a history of having disorder X. How can they decrease their chances of producing offspring with disorder X? 

What is outbreeding? 

500

A new allele from population B was introduced into population A through which process? 

What is gene flow?