DNA Structure & Function
What shape best describes the structure of DNA?
What is a Double Helix
Genes are stored on these structures
What is a chromosome?
This step involves noticing details with your five senses.
What is an observation
This ancient philosopher is believed to be the very first scientist
Who is Aristotle
This is considered the most basic unit of life
What is a cell
The sides of the DNA ladder are made of these two components.
What is Sugar & Phosphate
In humans, chromosomes come this many pairs
What is 23 pairs?
A statement written in “If…then…” form is called a ______.
What is a Hypothesis
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
* Galileo got fired from the famous Pisa University for doing this experiment with his students *
Dropping two different size cannon balls from the tower of Pisa
This organelle is known as the “powerhouse” of the cell.
What is the mitchondria
These four nitrogen bases make up the code of DNA
(Full Names)
What is Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine
A "copy" or a version of a gene is called what?
What is an Allele?
In an experiment, the variable you change on purpose is called this
What is an Independent variable
This scientists known as the father of MODERN science
Who is Galileo Galilei
Plant cells have this structure to do photosynthesis that animal cells do not have.
What is a Chloroplast
The weak bonds that connect nitrogen bases together are called
What is a hydrogen bond
A mutation that switches out one base with another is called what?
What is a substitution
The part of an experiment that stays the same is called a
What is a control
Aristotle believed we gain knowledge through our senses, a theory he called ______.
What is Empiricism
This system in the body consists of the body's bones and provides the body with structure and protection
What is the Skeletal System
These are the 4 parts of a Nucleotide
What is a hydrogen bond, a base, a sugar and a phosphate
This is what its called when two alleles are the same or identical
What is Homozygous
Conclusion should be written in the specific format
" The data does/doesn't support my hypothesis because_____"
Galileo added this important step to the study of science.
What is experimentation
Put the following structures in order from SMALLEST to LARGEST
ATOM - TISSUE - ORGAN - CELL - ORGAN SYSTEM
What is : ATOM - CELL - TISSUE - ORGAN - ORGAN SYSTEM