Apologia Biology - Modules 7-10 Worksheet

the time interval between cellular reproduction
the figure produced when the chromosomes of a species during metaphase are arranged according to the their homologous pairs
a cell with chromosomes that come in homologous pairs
haploid cells (n) produced by diploid cells (2n) for the purpose of sexual reproduction
a non-cellular infectious agent that has two characteristics: (1) has genetic material (RNA or DNA) inside a protective protein coat; (2) it cannot reproduce on its own
inheritance of a genetic trait not on a sex chromosome
one of a pair of genes that occupies the same position on homologous chromosomes
if an organism has a certain characteristic that is always passed on to its offspring we say that this organism bred true with respect to that characteristic
a cross between two individuals, concentrating on only one definable traits
a cross between two individuals, concentrating on two definable traits
the idea that each individual species o the planet was specially created by God and could never fundamentally change
the theory that natural selection can, over time, take an organism and transform it into a more specialized species of that organism
distinct layers of rock
the hypothesis that processes similar to those at work in microevolution can, over eons of time, transform an organism into a completely different kind of organism
preserved remains of once-living organisms
the study of similar structures in different species
an association of living organisms and their physical environment
a measure of the total dry mass of organisms within a particular region
an ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body of water
evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
the process by which certain gases (principally water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane) trap heat that would otherwise escape the earth and radiate into space