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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Organisms transmit hereditary information to their offspring | inheritance |
| whats the name for DNA | Deoxryibonucleic acid |
| dna contains instructions for traits | Genes |
| makes the structures and complex chemicals necessary for life | Proteins |
| DNA in every body cell is exactly alike true or false | true |
| hereditary info from two different organism of the same species are combined | sexual reproduction |
| egg and sperm make what | zygote |
| zygote contains heredity info from both parents true or false | true |
| hereditary info from one usually unicellular organism that divides | asexual reproduction |
| cells contain identical hereditary info because of | asexual reproduction |
| explains how many different kinds of organisms came into existence | species/evolution |
| explains how modern organisms are related to past organisms | evolution |
| why organisms look and behave the way they do | evolution |
| provides a basis for exploring the relationships among different groups of organisms | evolution |
| driven force in evolution | natural selection |
| causes a gradual change in populations over many generations | natural selection |
| natural selection is also called what | survival of the fittest |
| is the interaction of organisms with one another and with their environment | ecology |
| animals that depend on each other | co-evolution |
| all organisms need what substances from the environment | nutrients, water, and gases |
| heterotrophs convert H2O and CO2 into what | sugar and 2O2 |
| use different chemical processes to get energy | chemotrophs |
| the size of the multi-celled organism depends on | the number of cells not their size |
| organized at both the | molecular and cellular levels |
| what are organelles | specific cell structures that carry out particular function |
| energy use is used in a process called | metabolism |
| grow occurs as the result of | cell division and cell enlargment |
| cell division is the information of two cells from a | preexisting cell |
| when does the cell divide | when it grows to a size where its surface area isnt big enough for its volume |
| the process by which a adult organism arise in called | development |