Topic 1
What do we call the balance the body needs to maintain?
Homeostasis
What are the receptors on the outside of a cell called?
How many strands does DNA have?
2
Mr. Correnti's favorite marine animal?
Blue whale or whale shark
What do we call it when particles move from High --> Low
Diffusion
Which cells job is to fight pathogens
White blood cells
What are the four nitrogenous bases in DNA?
ATGC
Mr. Correnti's favorite color?
Teal/Seafoam
What is the role of guard cells
Regulate water loss
What is the name of the small proteins that find and mark pathogens?
Antibodies
What are the four nitrogenous bases in RNA?
AUCG
Before going to school for science education what career did Mr. Correnti pursue?
Architecture
What is the role of insulin in the body?
Lets sugar into the cells
What is an allergy?
Overreaction to something harmless
What do we call the process of turning DNA into RNA?
Transcription
What is Mr. Correnti's favorite dessert?
Tiramisu
What are the three products of cellular respiration?
ATP, water, carbon dioxide
What is a vaccine?
dead or weakened virus
What do we call the process of making an amino acid sequence from mRNA? Where does this happen?
Translation; Ribosome
What two nationalities is Mr. Correnti descended from (need both)?
Italian and Ukrainian