Genetics and Inheritance
This molecule carries genetic information for cells
What is DNA?
This process creates mRNA
What is transcription?
This process describes how organisms with higher fitness survive and adapt
What is Natural Selection?
Most our drinking water comes from this water source
What is the Ohio River?
What is the basic unit of life?
Cells
This kind of allele is only expressed when 2 are present
What is a recessive allele?
This is the base that is present in RNA, but not DNA
What is U (uracil)?
Small populations can cause this process that drives evolution due to random chances of events.
What is Genetic Drift?
Turbidity is measured in this unit of suspended particles
What is NTU?
The process by which water moves through the cell membrane to balance out a high concentration of solutes.
osmosis
This is the number of chromosome in a haploid cell after meiosis
What is 23?
This is the location where translation happens
What are ribosomes?
This type of mutation is most likely to be passed on to the next generation
What is a beneficial mutation or one that increases the fitness of organism?
This is the major source of nitrates in rivers
What are fertilizers?
This blood type is considered the universal donor
What is O?
This pattern of inheritance results in checkered chickens
What is codominance?
This is the mRNA codon sequence for the start codon
What is AUG?
The legs of crocodiles and cats have similar bone structures and develop in a similar way which indicates a common ancestor. What are these considered?
homologous structures
This area around streams can provide important habitat for organisms as well as prevent erosion
What are riparian habitats?
This vitamin is obtained through exposure to sunlight
What is Vitamin D?
Mitosis occurs in these types of cells
What are somatic cells?
These are the three types of RNA in cells
What are mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA?
This is the name of the boat that Darwin sailed in
What is the SS Beagle?
This the name of the process by which sediment builds up on the edge of stream bends
What is deposition?
In minecraft, name 3 ingredients needed to make you a splash potion of slowness
What is an awkward potion turned into a fire resistance potion with a smidge of fermented spider eyes to turn it into a slowness potion with an additional dash of gunpowder?
(gunpowder, fire resistance potion, awkward potion, fermented spider eyes)