Me oh Mi! I like those Genes You son of a Biological Process ! Dar “win” or Lose Get to Class- ification
This is the name given to the type of reproduction of body cells? Ex. Skin cell
Mitosis
How many cells are produced at the end of mitosis?
Two cells
How many times do cells divide during meiosis?
Two times
What is another name given to sex cells?
Gametes
What kind of cells reproduce through Meiosis?
Sex cells (sperm/egg)
What do we call the characteristics that we pass on from generation to generation?
Traits
What is the name given to a trait that overtakes the other?
Dominant
If an organism is represented by the following: Hh, the organism is said to be the following genotype…
Heterozygous
If a homozygous dominant parent is crossed with a homozygous recessive parent, what are the chances of producing a homozygous recessive child?
Zero (0%)=All would be heterozygous Aa A aaaa
Study the following pedigree: What is the genotype of the mother?
Heterozygous (Carrier)
In what part of the cell is DNA found?
In the nucleus
What is the main job of DNA?
To make proteins
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
What kind of RNA sequence would be formed if a DNA sequence reads: AAGC?
UUCG
What do we call a combination of 3 letters in mRNA? Ex. UUA
Codon
In what country are the Galapagos islands found in?
Ecuador
What is evolution?
Change of organisms over time
According to Darwin, those organisms that can survive a selective pressure placed by the environment are the ones that are best adapted an survive long enough to reproduce. This is called what kind of survival?
“The survival of the fittest”
What is the name of the chart used to represent evolutionary relationships among organisms?
Cladogram
Name three things that can be used by scientists as evidence for evolution:
DNA, fossils(Lucy), Homologous(physical) structures
What is the name given to the human species?
Homo sapiens
What is the taxa that comes before Order?
Class
Name the 5 kingdoms
Animal, Plant, Fungi, Bacteria, Protist
Organisms that are able to reproduce, and produce fertile offspring are said to be members of the same…
Species
What Family do humans belong to? (hint: part of the same family of an individual named after a Beatles’ song )
Hominidae