Vocab
The smallest unit of life
Cell
True or False: the new cells made in mitosis have the same genetic material as the parent cell
True
True or False: There are over 16million cancer survivors in the United States today
True!
What does a carnivore eat?
What is Marshall's mascot
Commandos
Another name for "Genetic Material"
DNA
daughter
The most common kind of cancer in the US
Breast cancer
Whats the biggest organ in the human body?
Skin
What are the names of our class fish?
Craig and Day-Day
specific characteristics of an organism, such as hair color
Traits
We looked at this veggie's cells to study mitosis
onion!
the recommended age for a colonoscopy is
a.25
b.45
c.75
b. 45
A colonoscopy is when they put a camera in your colon to look for any abnormalities. It can save your life!
Babies have about 100 more ________ than adults
bones
The winningest basketball coach in Illinois HS history
Dorothy Gaters
We have 23 pairs of this condensed genetic material in each cell
Chromosomes
Cancer cells go through mitosis _________ than healthy cells
Tom's cancer spread to these 3 locations
Liver, lungs, neck
The Eiffel Tower can grow 15cm taller in this season
Summer
Marshall is a CTE school for what two career paths?
Culinary and Horticulture
A segment of DNA that codes for a trait
Gene
These two types of cells DO NOT go through mitosis
Sperm/Egg cells
The deadliest kind of skin cancer
Hint: Tom has this
Melanoma
Around 1-5 pounds of your body weight is actually this
Bacteria
Marshall alum Jerome Isaac Friedman won a Noble Prize in this science subject
Physics