FCAT Vocabulary Review 2

velocity/time; rate of change in velocity

• Acceleration
• Speed
• Velocity
• Frequency

Any alternate form of a gene that an organism may have for a particular trait

• Dominance
• Allele
• Genotype
• Homozygous

The total number of neutrons and protons in an atom

• Atomic number
• Atomic Weight
• Product
• Electron

Heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another

• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection
• Thermal energy

Tendency of certain alleles to mask the expression oftheir corresponding alleles

• Homozygous
• Recessive
• Dominance
• Recessive

The sum total of the genetic information contained in an organism

• Allele
• Biotic
• Phenotype
• Genotype

Cell or organism that has two different alleles for a particular trait

• Homozygous
• Heterozygous
• Dominance
• Recessive

Cell or organism that has identical alleles for a particular trait

• Homozygous
• Heterozygous
• Dominance
• Recessive

Periodic rise and fall of sea-level that occurs twice monthly when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are at right angles to each other

• Lunar eclipse
• Solar eclipse
• Neap tide
• Spring tide

The force exerted per unit area

• Speed
• Pressure
• Acceleration
• Velocity