Unit 1
Definition: describing the quality of what is observed
Qualitative observation
The DNA carries ______
Information
What is a pedigree?
a diagram that illustrates the inheritance of a trait through several generations in a family
A collection of fossils placed in chronological order
Fossil record
What are the two main physical adaptations?
Animal or plant
What is an inference?
An explanation for an observation
What are the 2 types of cells?
Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
Many _____ are coded in DNA
Proteins
What is the two selections?
Sexual and Artificial
What can pollution be in?
Air, water, or soil
What are the 4 models that we have in science?
Physical, Conceptual, mathematical, computer models
How many reproduction groups are there? (If you know the names what are there names)
2 and sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction
Where are the alleles located?
Separate chromosomes
What is the geologic time scale?
A relative scale divided by time in geologic history; a way to organize earth’s history based on the layer of the earth where each time period is recorded
What are the two types of behavior?
Learned and Innate
What are the two types of observation?
Qualitative and Quantitative
What is found in the nucleus of the cell?
DNA
Mendel discovered that genes are made up of _____ alleles
Two
What is the definition of phylogenetic tree?
A model of the evolutionary relationships among organisms
Homeostasis is in _____ and ______
Plants and Animals
What are some examples of matter?
Water, air, oil, etc
What is a chromosome?
A structure found in cells that contains DNA
What’s the two types of parents?
Homozygous and Heterozygous
Which of the organisms did Darwin study on the Galapagos Islands?
Tortoises
What is a cooperation?
The interaction between two or more organisms that work together