Science basics
An educated guess about the relationship between two variables
Hypothesis
The outer covering of a cell that governs permeability. Made of phospholipids.
Cell membrane
The molecule that stores genetic material
DNA
The idea that an organisms environment dictates reproductive viability
natural selection
He is known as the father of modern genetics for his work on pea plants
Gregor Mendel
A variable of measured values that represent a continuum
Continuous variable
The part of the cell that holds DNA
Nucleus
The process of of splitting duplicated chromosomes during somatic cell division
Mitosis
The level of organization at which evolution occurs
population
He most credited for the idea of evolution through natural selection
Charles Darwin
The number of observations in a given study
sample size
The part of the cell that produces ATP
Mitochondria
The process of chromosomes swapping material during meiosis
Crossing over/Synapsis
Species
He invented our taxonomic naming system in the 1700s
Carlos Linnaeus
A collection of evidence gathered through testing many different hypothesis that has explanatory power over a large number of phenomenon.
Theory
The part of the cell that produces phospholipids
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Making protein from RNA
Translation
A graphical illustration of the relationships and history of different lineages.
Phylogenetic tree
They came up with the structure of DNA.
James Watson and Francis Crick and Rosalind Franklin
The type of graph one would use if they have a discrete independent variable and a continuous dependent variable
Bar graph
A specialized organelle that digests food particles or other parts of the cell
Lysosome
Different forms of the same gene
Mutation
Change in gene frequencies across generations that have nothing to do with differential reproduction
Genetic drift
He invented the Microscope or at least improved its use in viewing biological specimens
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek or Robert Hooke