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1. Evolution- Darwin's contribution was Natural Selection
On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection a. Darwin worked from phenotypes. The science of genetics was being developed by Mendel, but they didn'y communicate.b. Traits that allow organisms to survive and reproduce are called adaptations after they have become established in a population through inheritance.
c. Individual organisms don't evolve populations do.
d. Variations are necessary for evolution. Natural selection evaluates the variations.
e. Amino acid sequences and relatedness
(1). RNA sequences and Relatednessf. Gel Electrophoresis and Evolution
a. Gel Electrophoresis Demob. Are All Fish Related? A look at biochemical evidence for evolution
2. Genetic Pedigrees- These sites will test your ability to determine the nature of the inheritance of various characteristics.
a. Mendelian Problem Set-Pedigree3. Chemosynthesis- food is produced from inorganic compounds without using light.
Photosynthesis- food is produced from inorganic compounds using light.
a. RUBISCO4. Food Chains and Webs - A food chain shows how each living thing gets its food. Some animals eat plants and some animals eat other animals. For example, a simple food chain links the trees & shrubs, the giraffes (that eat trees & shrubs), and the lions (that eat the giraffes). Each link in this chain is food for the next link. A food chain always starts with plant life and ends with an animal.
a. Mutualism (Symbiosis)b. Succession
c. A tick feeds on the blood of a deer and can transmit diseases. Which of these terms describes the relationship between the tick and the deer?
F parasitismG mutualism
H predation
J competition
d. CD-Food Chains and Webs
5. Body Systems
a. Excretoryb. Digestive
c. Endocrine-glands secreting hormones
d. Circulatory
e. Respiratory
f. Muscular
6. Osmosis
8. Vitamins have important functions in the human body and are necessary for
maintaining good health. Which of these is necessary for proper bone formation?
A. Vitamin A- plays an important role in vision, bone growth, reproduction, cell division and cell differentiationB. Vitamin C
C. Vitamin D- transporting Calcium
D. Vitamin K- blood clotting