Questions:
Scientific experiments
1) Explain the importance of a control group in scientific experiments.
2) Briefly discuss the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
3) Discuss how researchers decide that populations of organisms belong to the same biological species?
4) The origin of life on Earth would not have been possible if the primitive atmosphere contained __________.
5) How does energy flow differ from chemical cycling?
6) Briefly describe the difference in the outcomes of mitosis and meiosis. (There is no need to discuss the processes themselves -- only the differences in the end product).
7) What process results in offspring that are adapted to their current environment?
8) What is the difference between a phenotype and a genotype. Does knowledge of an organism's phenotype always allow you to determine the genotype? Why or Why not?
9) Briefly compare and contrast the processes of cellular respiration and photosynthesis.
10) Discuss the validity of the following statement (providing your reasoning): Cutting the tails off mice for 100 generations will result in a strain of mice with genes for short tails.