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What is evolution
Change in a population's inherited traits from generation to generation
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What is system cell
What is the name we give to cells that have not differentiated yet?
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What is cell division
Formation of two or more cells
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What is a habitat
Area where an organism lives, includes abiotic and biotic factors that affect it
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What is Charles Darwin
Came up with the Theory of Evolution
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What is bottleneck effect
Change of allele frequency following a dramatic reduction in the size of a population
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What is gametes
What does meiosis produce?
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What is a characteristic
Distinctive inherited feature of an organism
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What is predation
Interaction in which one organism catches and feeds on other organisms
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What is Aristotle
Classified organisms into a Ladder of Life
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What is fitness
How well an organism can survive and reproduce in it's environment
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What is S phase of interphase
During the cell cycle when is DNA replicated?
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What is an autosome
Any chromosome other than sex chromosomes
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What is parasitism
Symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
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What is Gregor Mendel
Paved the way for people to study genetic traits in peas
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What is polygenic trait
Trait controlled by two or more genes
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What is G1, S, G2
What are the three parts of interphase?
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What is nucleotide
A molecule containing a sugar-phosphate base, found in DNA
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What is The Greenhouse Effect
Process in which certain gasses trap sunlight energy in the Earth's atmosphere as heat
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What is Robert Hooke
Credited for the discovery of the cell
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What is hox genes
Control which part of the embryo has arms, legs or wings
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What is anaphase
Process where microtobles in the spindle fiber causes centromeres to split
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What is pollen
The male gametes of plants
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What is secondary succession
Disturbances that affect a community without completely destroying it
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What is Bill Nye the Science Guy
Coolest scientist ever.
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