Busta Facts
How many years did Busta do ballet for?
15
What is the shortest phase of mitosis, charactered by the sister chromatids separating and moving to opposite poles of the cell?
Anaphase
What is the island chain in the Pacific Ocean where blue-footed boobies are commonly found?
Galápagos Islands
What term refers to the process where organisms adapt to their environment?
Natural Selection
Who gets told to get off their laptop the most?
Lance
Who is Busta’s favorite boy band?
In Sync
What spindle fiber-organizing center is duplicated during the S phase and plays a crucial role in chromosome movement during mitosis?
Centrosome
What is the main component of the blue-footed booby’s diet?
Fish
What scientist associated with the theory of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Who always sits in Busta’s chair?
Dalton
What high school did Busta go to?
Hillsboro
What process divides the cytoplasm and organelles to form two distinct daughter cells?
Cytokinesis
What unique behavior of the blue-footed boobies is involved in attracting a mate?
Foot display
What is a trait that enables a species to blend into it’s environment?
Adaptation
Who is the coolest person in the class?
Kevin
What is Busta‘s favorite Wizard of Oz quote?
Silence Wippersnappers
What process ensures that each new daughter cell receives a complete and identical set of chromosomes?
Mitosis
What pigment is responsible for the vibrant color in the booby’s feet?
Carotenoids
What type of selection occurs when environmental conditions favor individuals at one extreme of a phenotypic range?
Directional selection
What is Max and Lance’s ship name?
Mance
Who is Busta’s celebrity crush?
Justin Timberlake
What type of protein acts like a brake on the cell cycle?
Tumor suppressor protein
What is the term for the type of mating system observed in blue-footed boobies?
Monogamy
What is the concept in which an organism’s traits are a result of compromises due to conflicting selective pressures?
Evolutionary trade-offs
What song did Cole serenade the class with?
If I ain’t got you by Alicia Keys