Midterm 2023

Which base is not found in DNA?

Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support

Hormone that has shown to affect stress levels in Juncos.

A particular species chosen for research because it is representative of a larger group and usually easy to find or grow

resources that limit the growth of an organism

In natural selection, which changes over time

Individuals have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than those without those traits.

A bar graph depicting the frequency distribution of a trait.

single form of a trait

What is the area inside the red circle called?

Traits that can be passed on to offspring.

a segment of a DNA strand that codes for a specific protein

a monomer of a nucleic acid made of sugar, a phosphate, and a base

Medication that inhibits the growth or reproduction of bacteria

Muscle type used in a runner's legs for long distance running

A trait or traits that give an organism the ability to adapt to a changing environment are said to give it a

Female chromosome

Populations of the same species that differ genetically because of adaptations to different environments.

Scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection.

Another word for the average.

A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait

the struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources

A change in a gene or chromosome.

What type of muscle is used in a runner's leg when they are sprinting?

RNA that makes a ribosome

A value much greater or much less than the others in a set of data.

Another word for the middle number in a set of data.

free from all bacteria or other living organisms

a characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes

A different form of a gene.

Change in an organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.

Change in an organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms

Combined genetic information of all the members of a particular population.

The food coloring moves through agar in a petri dish by the process of

A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce.

The physical movement by animals from one area to another.

Bacteria that are not affected by antibiotics as quickly and continue to grow and reproduce

Any difference between individuals of the same species

A display of the chromosome pairs of a cell arranged by size and shape.

DMD is a lack of which of the following

Any bacteria that is still alive inside the red circle most likely _____.

A reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait.

A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.

The evolution of new species.

Which of the following is considered to be a mechanism of evolution?

Control center of the cell that contains the DNA.

The human sex chromosomes that determine biological gender.

A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.

Growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at an increasing rate.

Male chromosome