Mohamed Abbas, a science teacher at Senioritis.io

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Genetics

The Importance of Natural Selection in Evolution and Adaptation in Different Species

Natural Selection A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits....

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Biology

Unlocking the Secrets of Biogeography: Exploring the Distribution and Evolution of Living Organisms

Biogeography Study of past and present distribution of organisms; example would be location of giant glyptodon fossils and modern armadillo Biogeography is the scientific study of the...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Biology

Uncovering Evolutionary Relationships: The Significance of Homologous Structures in Comparative Anatomy

homologous structures Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry. Homologous structures are similar structures that are found in different species, which suggests that...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Biology

Vestigial Structures in Humans: Evidence of Evolution and Adaptation

vestigial structures Are little or no importance to organism, but remain from an ancestor. Vestigial structures refer to anatomical structures that have lost their original function throughout...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Biology

Uncovering Convergent Evolution: Exploring Analogous Structures and Their Significance in Biology

analogous structure structure that has the same function but different construction and was not inherited from a common ancestor Analogous structure is a term used in biology...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Virology

Basics of Viruses: Their Infectious Nature and Broad Host Range

What do viruses infect? animals, plants, bacteria, fungi, other viruses — virtually everything Viruses are infectious agents that can only replicate inside living cells of a host...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Virology

Uncovering the Potential Benefits of Viruses: From Fighting Cancer to Creating New Treatments

what are some of the ways viruses are beneficial? killing microbes, supporting food chainsgene therapy researchcell biology discoveries While viruses are often thought of as harmful and...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Virology

Uncovering the Genetic and Replication Mechanisms of Viruses

all viruses have an ____ or ____ genomeall viruses encode ______no viruses encode _____ proteins or ____sno viruses encode the necessary enzymes for ______ RNA or DNA...