Thermal Energy
The average energy of the molecules in a substance
What is temperature?
A specific version of a feature
What is a trait?
The distance of a location from the equator
What is latitude?
proteins are made up of these moleculess
what are amino acids?
The point at which energy transfer stops.
What is equilibrium?
The number of copies each organism has for a specific gene
What is 2
The direction that prevailing winds blow at the equator
What is West?
Name all 4 phases of mitosis in order
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Cytokinesis
The type of energy something has when it is in motion
What is the kinetic energy?
The macromolecule that carries genetic information
What is DNA?
A circular ocean current created by prevailing winds and continential geography
What is a gyre?
Which two atmospheric gases contribute most significantly to the greenhouse effect
Describe the motion of the molecules in a substance when something heats up.
They start moving faster
A genotype in which organisms have two identical versions of a gene
What is Homozygous
The phase of mitosis where the chomosomes line up in the middle of the cell
What is metaphase?
Describe how the ocean currents are formed
Prevailing winds generated by earths rotation drive the ocean in the direction of the wind. when the water hits land, it will change direction to follow the coast
Name one cell organelle and its function
answers will vary
Name the two factors that determine the total energy within a system
What are the average energy (temperature) and the size of the sample (number of molecules)
List the possible offspring genotypes for the offspring of parents with genotype A1A2 and A2A3
What are A1A2, A2A2, A1A3, and A2A3
Name one of the phases of the cell cycle and its associated checkpoint
G1 (Growth 1) - Checkpoint: Checks for DNA replication materials and cell size
S (Synthesis) - Checkpoint: Checks that DNA is unbroken and is copied correctly
G2 (Growth 2) - Checkpoint: Checks for proper cell size and DNA Damage
M (Mitosis) - Checkpoint: Checks for proper chromosome alignment and spindle fiber attachment
Describe what El Nino is and two effects on the climate
El Nino is a periodic change in climate characterized by warmer ocean surface temperatures in the pacific ocean near the equator.
It can cause changes in weather patterns, ocean currents, and increase the severity of flooding, storms, and droughts.
Name one of the conditions that we studied in the metabolism unit and how it affects the body
Type 1 Diabetes
Asthma
Anemia
Pancreas Injury