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$200 Mitochondria The organelle where cellular respiration takes place. (the “powerhouse” of the cell)

$400 Homozygous An organism with 2 of the same alleles of a particular trait

$600 Transcription The process in which DNA makes RNA

$800 Osmosis The movement of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane?

$1000 Meiosis The process in which gametes are formed.

$200 Photosynthesis Process plant cells use to combine energy from the sun with carbon and water to make glucose.

$400 Plant Cell This cell type has a cell wall, chloroplasts, and often a big vacuole.

$600 Ribosome The organelle responsible for making proteins

$800 Transcription The process in which DNA makes RNA

$1000 Interphase, Mitosis (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase) and cytokinesis. What are the different parts of the cell cycle?

$200 Competition The relationship between hawks and owls.

$400 Emigration Name the term that describes when an organism leaves a population.

$600 Commensalism A relationship when one organism benefits and it does not affect the other.

$800 Producer A plant (autotroph) at the beginning of a food chain is referred to as a/an____.

$1000 Tropical rainforest The greatest biodiversity is found in which biome?

$200 Adaptation Any inherited trait or characteristic that increases an organism’s chances for survival.

$400 What is Natural Selection or Survival of the Fittest? Process by which individuals better suited to their environment can survive and reproduce most successfully.

$600 Homologous Structures Anatomically similar structures inherited from a common ancestor. (evidence of evolution)

$800 What are some examples of vestigial structures Whale pelvis, appendix, wisdom teeth, kiwi wings, etc.

$1000 Fossil Records Geographical Distribution Homologous Structures Vestigial Organs Similarities in Embryology Pieces of Evidence of Evolution?

$200 They are carried on the X chromosome (males XY, females XX) Why are sex-linked traits more common in males than in females?

$400 What are the 4 nitrogen bases that pair up in the DNA molecule? Adenine pairs with Thymine Guanine pairs with Cytosine

$600 Crossing over. When homologous chromosomes pair up during meiosis and exchange genes, causing variation.

$800 AUGACGU What would be the sequence of RNA bases that would pair up with a strand of DNA bases that reads TACTGCA?

$1000 What are the 3 parts that make up a nucleotide? Sugar, phosphate and a nitrogen base.

$200 Mutation A permanent change in a cell’s DNA.

$400 Fossil Preserved evidence of an organism, often found in sedimentary rock, that provides evidence of past life.

$600 Abiotic = nonliving; biotic = living What is the difference between abiotic and biotic factors?

$800 Plant wall an chloroplasts What organelle are present in plant cell but not animal cells

$1000 DNA  RNA  Proteins How are proteins made?