EW Terms

Question 1

Allele

Answer 1

A version of a gene

Question 2

Amino Acid

Answer 2

The building blocks used to make proteins during translation.

Question 3

Animalia

Answer 3

Group of heterotrophic organisms that are eukaryotic with no cell walls.

Question 4

Archaeans

Answer 4

Group of prokaryotic, unicellular organisms that live in harsh environments.

Question 5

Autotroph

Answer 5

An organism that uses energy from the sun or other chemicals to make their own food (producers).

Question 6

Bacteria

Answer 6

Group of prokaryotic, unicellular organisms with cell walls that live in most environments.

Question 7

Decomposer

Answer 7

Organisms that recycle nutrients in the environment.

Question 8

DNA

Answer 8

The code for how to build proteins and RNA molecules.

Question 9

Ecology

Answer 9

The study of how organisms interact with biotic and abiotic factors in their environment.

Question 10

Evolution

Answer 10

Gradual change in a species through adaptations over time.

Question 11

Fungus

Answer 11

Group of heterotrophic organisms with cell walls that absorb nutrients from the environment.

Question 12

Gene

Answer 12

A set of instructions in the DNA for how to build a particular protein.

Question 13

Genotype

Answer 13

The pairs of genes you inherit

Question 14

Heterotroph

Answer 14

Organisms that cannot synthesize their own food and must obtain it ready made (consumer).

Question 15

Heterozygous

Answer 15

Having two alleles that are different

Question 16

Homozygous

Answer 16

Having two alleles that are the same

Question 17

Natural selection

Answer 17

Mechanism for change in populations occurring when organisms with favorable traits survive, thrive, and pass on those traits.

Question 18

Phenotype

Answer 18

The appearance of a trait determined by pairs of genes

Question 19

Plantae

Answer 19

Group of organisms that are eukaryotic, have cell walls, and can photosynthesize.

Question 20

Protein

Answer 20

A biological molecule in living things made up of amino acids

Question 21

Protista

Answer 21

Group of extremely varied eukaryotes that are mostly aquatic and unicellular.

Question 22

RNA

Answer 22

The molecules that assist in making proteins during transcription & translation.

Question 23

Symbiosis

Answer 23

Two or more organisms living together.

Question 24

Transcription

Answer 24

The process of producing RNA from the DNA code.

Question 25

Translation

Answer 25

The process of reading the RNA at the ribosome to make a protein.