True or false
All living things are made of cells.
True
Which of the following is able to make its own food?
animals plants cells
plants
DNA strands create _______________, which gives the cells information about traits that the organism will have.
Chromosomes
CAPITAL LETTERS represent ________________ traits.
dominant
If an organism is multicellular, what does this mean?
The organism has many cells.
Vacuole
Do fungi consume their food or make their own food?
A fish reproduces asexually. How much of its DNA will be passed to its offspring?
100%
Lowercase letters represent _______________ traits.
recessive
If an organism is unicellular, what does this mean?
The organism is made of one cell.
The jelly like substance that fills the cell.
cytoplasm
All living organisms are related. What do all living organisms have?
A fish reproduces sexually. How much of its DNA will be passed on to its offspring?
50% because it needs DNA from both parents.
bb
What does it mean if a genotype is homozygous?
It means that the genotype has either two dominant genes or two recessive genes.
True or false
Humans have a different number of chromosomes in each cell.
False.
How do we know that modern boas were connected to the Titanoboa?
Their skeletons were similar when compared.
How many chromosome pairs do humans have?
23
If a monster with dominant scaly skin (SS) crosses with a monster with recessive fur (ss), what is the likelihood that the offspring will have scaly skin?
100%
What does it mean if a genotype is heterozygous?
It means that the genotype has one dominant gene and one recessive gene.
The two structures that plant cells have which animal cells do not.
cell wall and chloroplasts
How do scientists decide if a modern organism is related to an ancient one?
They compare the fossils to find connections.
This is where the DNA is stored in the cell.
Nucleus
If pea plants have a dominant color of purple (P) and a recessive color of white (p), then what would the phenotype of a flower with genotype Pp?
purple
What is the difference between a genotype and a phenotype?
The genotype is the actual genes an organism has. The phenotype is how those traits are expressed (what we see)