Life Science Review (EOY Benchmark)

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What is Natural Selection?

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Natural Selection is the process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is the function of the cell membrane?

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The cell membrane controls what moves in and out of the cell, acting as a barrier and gatekeeper.

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What is a Primary Consumer?

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A Primary Consumer is an organism that eats producers (plants) in a food web.

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Who are Watson and Crick?

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Watson and Crick were scientists who built the first model of the DNA molecule.

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Who is considered the 'Father of Genetics'?

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Gregor Mendel is known as the 'Father of Genetics' for his work with pea plants.

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What is Evolution?

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Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

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What is a Decomposer?

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A Decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.

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What is a Producer?

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A Producer is an organism, usually a plant, that can make its own food through photosynthesis.

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What is Extinction?

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Extinction is the end of an organism or a group of organisms, meaning no living members exist.

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What is Artificial Selection?

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Artificial Selection is the process by which humans breed plants and animals for particular genetic traits.