Mendelian Genetics
DNA and RNA Structure and Function
Evolution
Ecology & Envi Sci
Becker-ology
100
This term is defined as the paired representation of heritable traits using a capital and a lowercase letter (Aa)
What is an allele?
100
This sugar is primarily found in DNA
What is Deoxyribose?
100
This term refers to a beneficial mutation that gets passed down to the next generation of offspring
What is an Adaptation?
100
This is the study of human interactions with the environment.
What is Environmental Science?
100
This is the name of Mr. Becker's home state, where he was born and raised.
What is Kansas?
200
This term represents the physical expression of a trait
What is phenotype?
200
This represents the three forms of RNA used in the process of Translation.
What are mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA?
200
This term refers to the ability to pass down a trait to the next generation
What is heritability?
200
This species interaction represents an interaction that benefits both species.
What is Mutualism?
200
This 1996 video game system is most notable for its three-armed controller and [name]-bit CPU. It is also the first game system that Mr. Becker played as a young child.
What is the Nintendo 64?
300
Find the genotypic and phenotypic ratio of the following cross: AA x aa
Genotypic Ratio: 0AA:4Aa:0aa
Phenotypic Ratio: 4D:0r
300
Transcribe the following strand into mRNA:
TATATACACCGGCGACAAA
What is AUAUAUGUGGCCGCUGUUU
300
This refers to the process in which adaptations build up over multiple generations until only the most beneficial adaptations survive
What is natural selection?
300
The first trophic level of a food web, including plants and other photosynthesizers.
What is a Primary Producer?
300
This 2004 Japanese animated film grossed $236 million at the box office, and includes such lovable characters as Turnip Head, Sophie, and Calcifer (voiced by the Billy Crystal in the English dub). It is also Mr. Becker's second-favorite movie behind Pixar's Wall-e
What is Howl's Moving Castle?
400
Find the phenotypic ratio of the following cross:
AaBb x AaBb
PR: 9:3:3:1
400
Translate the following strand into amino acids:
AUAU AUG CCG CAA UUG UAA UUUGGAGAG
MET, PRO, GLN, LEU
400
This term refers to an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in a given environment
What is fitness?
400
This refers to a species's specific role in an ecosystem, including what it eats, when it's active, where it lives, and how it interacts with other species.
What is a niche?
400
This is the name of Mr. Becker's cat.
Who is Storm?
500
Human blood type exhibits three alleles in its pairing set: IA (Dominant), IB (Dominant), and i (recessive). Given an IA/i genotype (Type A) and an IB/i genotype (Type B), identify the ratio of A:B:AB:O Blood Type
1A, 1B, 1AB, 1O
500
Translate the following strand into Amino Acids:
UAUAUCGGCGAGGCCAGAUGAAAUUGUGUGGCUAGAAA
MET, LYS, LEU, CYS, GLY
500
This term refers to the selection of favorable traits by humans to create better offspring
What is artificial selection?
500
This principle of Environmental Science describes what occurs when a common area is overexploited by multiple "owners"
What is the Tragedy of the Commons.
500
What is my favorite brand of jerky?
What is Old Trapper Old Fashioned?