Biology Midterm

The study of passing traits from parents to their offspring

Where is nucleic acid stored?

A diagram that shows the genotypes of genetically related family members using symbols is what?

What is photosynthesis?

What is the asexual reproduction process where a new organism is created in a laboratory using a cluster of sex cells?

What is telophase II?

What are mitochondria?

What is the definition for Prophase I?

What is osmosis?

A homologous structure involves a body part with a similar structure but different function

What happens at the end of mitosis?

What happens during Interphase?

How did the voyage of the HMS Beagle Change Darwin’s life?

Humans receive 23 of these from each parent

Asexual reproduction involves one parent organism while sexual reproduction involves two

A dolphin’s fin is an example of a vestigial structure

What is an independent variable?

What is the first part of the energy chain?

How many cells does meiosis create

What is DNA made out of?

What is the first step in the scientific inquiry?

What branch of science does biology fall under?

What is the difference between animal and plant cells?

There are 2 types of nucleotides that make DNA

What is it called when a chromosome is made up of two coiled strands of DNA?

What is the last part of the cell cycle

The asexual reproduction process when a prokaryotic cell creates two new identical cells is called what?

During anaphase stage of Mitosis, sister chromatids pull apart