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Midterm Study Guide for SCI 225 updatedHeterozygous having two different alleles for a trait Homozygous having two identical alleles for a trait Genotype genetic makeup of an organism Phenotype physical characteristics of an organism Allele Different forms of a gene Klinefelter syndrome A chromosomal disorder in which males have an extra X chromosome, making them XXY instead of XY. Down Syndrome caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21 Turner Syndrome ...

SCI 225 Test 2 Where did the big Ice burg recede over time? - correct answer Northward What is the significance of lakes? - correct answer Evidence of glaciers (melted ice), left behind sand, gravel, and different soils What is clay, silt, and sand dependent on? What are some examples? - correct answer In till they influence the ability to infiltrate rainwater into the ground clay-rich= swampy loamy tills- good for farming What is glacial outwash? - correct answer They are deposits f...

sci 225 biological species concept - correct answer can reproduce fertile offspring in nature morphological species concept - correct answer species determined by body shape/other structural features phylogenetic species concept - correct answer smallest group of individuals that share common ancestor biogeography - correct answer study of geographic distribution of species over geological time evolution - correct answer change in frequency of alleles speciation - correct answer ...

Nightingale Sci 225Pathogenisis - correct answer The matter of development of a disease sequel - correct answer pathological condition resulting from a prior disease, injury, or attack etiology - correct answer the science and study of the causes or origins of disease idiopathic - correct answer any disease that is of uncertain or unknown origin may be termed congenital - correct answer a condition that is presented at birth, whether or not it is inherited Metabolic Degenerative -...

SCI 225 Exam #3Ecosystem - correct answer A community of organisms interacting with each other and their physical environment Community - correct answer More than one group of species Population - correct answer One specific group of species Species composition - correct answer What species compose the community (naming the species) Species abundance - correct answer How abundant are the species Where are polar bears found? - correct answer Arctic (Northern Hemp) Where are peng...

SCI 225 - Final ExamLouis Agassiz - correct answer european alps glacier hypothesis (striation) HMS Challenger - correct answer The first major oceanographic expedition - fossils different in cold and warm areas Milutin Milankovitch - correct answer change in orbital parameters forces climate change related orbital cycles to ice ages frank libby - correct answer Carbon dating can be used to determine how old substances are Cesare Emiliani - correct answer Used sediment cores to esti...

Midterm SCI 225Homeostasis - correct answer Relatively stable internal conditions under fluctuating environmental conditions. In homeostasis, the body's organ systems normally maintain temperature, pH, blood composition, and fluid levels within a precise range and cor- rect any fluc disease - correct answer a deviation from normal structure or function in the body that interrupts or modifies the performance of vital functions. For example, the amount of glucose in the blood is tightly regula...

SCI 225Book for teaching - correct answer - National Science Education Standards (NSES) - Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) (most relevant) - Contextual learning and inquiry Three dimensional learning - correct answer core ideas (describes core ideas in science disciplines EX: life sciences), cross cutting (describes concepts linking the different domains of science EX: patterns, causation), and practice (describes behaviors scientists and engineers engage in EX: questions problems, ...