Vocab 1
____________________ - consists of 3 consecutive bases that specify a single amino acid to be added to the polypeptide chain.
codon
___________________________________ - the process by which organisms in nature with variations most suited to their local environment survive and leave more offspring.
Natural selection
Charles Darwin came up with what?
Theory of evolution
_____________________ - like DNA is a nucleic acid that consists of a long chain of nucleotides
RNA
Most fungi reproduce ________________________
sexually
__________________________ - change over time
evolution
DAILY DOUBLE: answered by yourself
________________________________ - A piece of the hyphae breaks off or by releasing spores.
asexual reproduction
Charles Darwin was a British __________________________
naturalist
Give an example of deletion chromosomal mutation using the letters ABCDEF:
A CDEF
DAILY TRIPLE (answer alone) There exists more than __________________ species of fungi in the world.
100,000
This nearly perfect fit between A-T and G-C nucleotides is known as ______________________________.
base pairing
Each tRNA molecule has 3 unpaired bases that are together called an _________________________.
anticodon
What species of birds did Darwin find and how many?
14, finches
adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine
Fungi acts like decomposers that ____________________organic matter, like fallen logs and animals
break down
- have thick cell walls and function as the dispersal stage in the reproduction of fungi
spores
Transcription is carried out by an enzyme called __________________________
RNA Polymerase
How many years was Darwin's journey?
5
DNA - ATTCGATCGG
RNA -
UAAGCUAGCC
A
_____________________ - regions of DNA with specific base sequences that can bind to RNA polymerase.
promoters
tiny threads of cytoplasm
hyphae
(BE SPECIFIC) The name of the ship Darwin traveled on - ______________________
HMS Beagle
DAILY DOUBLE (answer alone and have to get all 3) Each DNA nucleotide is made up of 3 components
1. 5 carbon sugar
2. phosphate group
3. nitrogeneous base
Give an example of the Ascomycota (sac fungi):
yeasts, truffles, morels