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What is an abiotic factor?
non - living things
What is a consumer?
An organism who eats other organisms for energy
How do cells make sure that they go through transcription and translation without errors?
There processes are regulated
What is the endosymbiotic theory?
A small prokaryote was eaten by a big prokaryote and eventually the small prokaryote evolved into today's mitochondria and chloroplasts
What could happen if there is an error in the DNA or in a chromosome of a human?
Mutations/Genetic Diseases
What is a food web?
All the food chains in an ecosystem
What is a biome?
A chunk of land that has similar precipitation and climate
How old do they think the Earth is?
4 billion years old
What do they think the first cells were?
anerobic, heterotrophic, prokaryotes
What shape is DNA in (scientific word)?
A double helix
What is the aphotic zone?
the zone, in an ocean, where there is no light.
What happened to Rosalind Franklin?
Her work was stolen from her
What is incomplete dominance?
When there is a variation in the heterozygous individual; a middle between the two extremes
Tell me about the CAM pathway or the C4 pathway
Both - alternative to normal photosynthesis cycle
C4- partially closed stomata during day
CAM - stomata closed during day, does photosynthesis during night
Monk
Studied math and science in university
studied heredity
father of genetics
What is an estuary?
An area where salt and freshwater meet
What is a pro and con to having your personal genome analyzed?
pro - give you individualized treatment
con - can be sold to employers
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
Name the three factors that affect photosynthesis
Temperature
CO2
Light Intensity
Tell me how the lactic acid cycle affects you in high school?
When you workout and get sore
What could happen if your homeotic genes malfunction?
You could either not have limbs or they could be in the wrong spot
Tell me a pro and con of genetically modified organisms?
pro - helps to feed everyone
con - not be around long enough for super long term studies/we do not know what they will do to us long term
Give me a brief overview on how scientists think the Earth was formed and how we got from there to today's multicellular organisms
Big bang - Earth formed - atmosphere makes organic compounds -microspheres and coacervates - RNA created - microspheres/coacervates + RNA make first cells - endosymbiotic theory makes multicellularity
How can I tell whether a woman and a man are a child's parents?
woman - mitochondria
men - DNA test
What is codominance?
When both traits are seen equally