DNA
What does DNA stand for?
What are genes
Genes are the basic units of heredity.
What is the difference between a beaker and a test tube?
define chemistry
the study of chemicals
What are the 4 bases in DNA ?
Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thyamine
What do genes carry?
Genes carry information that determine what characteristics are inherited from an organism's parents.
What is the study of paleontology about?
Study of fossils
define the term biology and the scientists that study it.
study of living things
Biologists
Adenine - Thiamine
Guanine - Cytosine
What are chromosomes
Chromosomes are tiny structures inside cells made from DNA and protein.
Who discovered the microscope
Robert Hooke
What are two properties of a solid
fixed shape, fixed volume, particles tightly packed together
Where is the DNA found
Nucleus of a cell
When is mitosis used?
Mitosis is used when a cell needs to be replicated into exact copies of itself.
Watson and Crick
What is the difference between solids, liquids and gases in terms of particles
Solids - tightly packed
Liquids - not as tightly packed - little bit of room to move
Gases - loosely packed
What is DNA made of?
Holding the nucleotides together is a backbone made of phosphate and deoxyribose.
What are the phases of mitosis
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
What gas comes out of the gas tap in the science lab
butane
What is the difference between mass and weight
mass - amount of matter
weight - force due to gravity