Science Finale

2. mass x acceleration
4. the 74th element on the periodic table
6. a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome
10. Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success
11. something the presence or absence of two antigens
12. the genetic information inside the body's cells that helps make people who they are
14. a process in which one or more substances, the reactants, are converted to one or more different substances
15. result either from errors in DNA replication or from the damaging effects of mutagens
16. set of observable characteristics
17. the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution

1. the genetic makeup of an organism
2. occurs between fluid layers that are moving relative to each other
3. the energy an object has because of its motion
5. the process by which species adapt over time in response to their changing environment.
6. a type of mutation that involves the loss of one or more nucleotides from a segment of DNA
7. the shape of which DNA is made
8. used for identifying individuals from the unique pattern of whorls and lines
9. theory for a chemical reaction to occur, the reacting particles must collide with one another
13. an individual's complete set of chromosomes
14. A structure found inside the nucleus of a cell