Genetics
DNA
Vocabulary
Adaptations
Random
100
How do you get traits?
Parents
100
Finish the DNA structure: ATC-TAG-CTG
TAG-ATC-GAC
100
What is biology?
The study of living things
100
An adaptation helps an organism survive in its ___________
Environment
100
What is Ms. Ryan's favorite color?
Green
200
Draw a punnet square for the following traits: Br = Brown hair rr= blonde hair
50% Br 50% rr
200
Complete the RNA structure: AGG-ACG-GAA
UCC-UGC-CUU
200
Non-living things in science are called
Abiotic
200
When animals are able to change color to blend with their environment it is called
Camoflage
200
What are the three climates that existed on Earth in our Origins of Life project?
Polar, Desert and Rainforrest
300
Characteristics that you can see like big ears, red hair, green eyes or brown skin are called ___________ in science.
Phenotype
300
How many bases make up a codon?
3
300
Parents pass their helpful traits to their
offspring
300
Animals like the whale or Weddell Seal use this body of fat to keep warm
Blubber
300
What is the name of the astrophysicist that reminds us that we are made of stars?
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
400
A mistake in your DNA bases is called a ____________
Mutation
400
DNA --> RNA --> Amino Acid --->Protein --> ________? Whats next?
Trait/Gene
400
Traits that are powerful like brown eyes (Bb) are called
Dominant
400
When an animal tries to look like another type of plant or animal to scare off a predator it is called
Mimicry or Mimic
400
Name two parts of the Scientific MEthod
Analyze, Hypothesis, Question, Data, Conclusion, Experimentation,
500
Name two types of DNA mutations!
Substitution, Insertion, Deletion, Missense, Nonsense or Silent
500
What does D.N.A stand for
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
500
Traits that are rare like blue eyes (rr) can be covered up by dominant traits, this means they are
recessive
500
Name a vestigal (no longer needed) body part of humans
What is wisdom teeth, ear muscle, hair muscle, coccyx (tail), little toe, appendix
500
Name one characteristic of a living thing
Move, use energy, grow and develop, reproduce, waste, cells, exchange gases
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