The Storks
These are the two types of reproduction (must name both).
What is asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction?
Rather than the complex cell division process Eukaryotes (like you) go through, prokaryotes go through this type of cell splitting.
What is binary fission?
Cancer is caused by the breakdown of this important cycle.
What is the cell cycle?
During development, cells become specialized in structure and function in a process is known as this.
What is differentiation?
This is the name of one of the dogs owned by a science teacher at Ralston High School.
What is River (Mr. Sycuro), Hagrid, Cotton, Ike (Mr. Dorsey), Ember (Mr. Bay), Masha, Koschei, Loki (Mrs. Gio), Cookie, Gigi (Mr. Ras),
These are the two reasons cells divide rather than keep growing.
(Only one reason is required for full points)
Moving nutrients/waste across membranes is less efficient in larger cells
Large cells place more demands on the DNA
Genetic information is bundled into tiny, tight packages called this.
What are chromosomes?
A large group of cancer cells clumped together is called this.
What is a tumor?
These are the name of unspecialized cells that can turn into more specialized cells.
What are stem cells?
This cell organelle is called the powerhouse of the cell because it provides the energy for the cell to do tasks.
What is the mitochondria?
A devils backbone does this kind of reproduction when it makes genetically IDENTICAL clones on the leaves.
What is asexual reproduction.
Humans have this number of chromosomes.
What is 46 chromosomes?
This is the definition of a carcinogen.
These are the two types of stem cells (must name both).
What are adult stem cells and embryonic stem cells?
This is the color of a flamingo when it is born.
What is white/grey (they become pink from eating the shrimp they feast on)?
This type of reproduction is best for unchanging conditions because it produces many offspring very quickly.
What is asexual reproduction?
This phase of cell division is the time between divides, where the cell does
G1 – Growth and Activity
S – Synthesis – Makes new DNA
G2 – Prep for division, make new organelles
What is INTERPHASE?
These are three examples of common carcinogens.
What is AARR (accept all reasonable responses)?
Most adult stem cells are found in these parts of the body (only need two answers, not all four).
What are the bone marrow, hair follicles, heart, skeleton, and brain?
When things are moving towards an observer they shift this color because light waves are compressed.
What is blue?
This is one similarity and one difference between sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction.
What is AARR (Accept all reasonable responses)
In order, these are the steps of cellular division.
What is I— Interphase, Prefer-Prophase, Milk- Metaphase, and- anaphase, tasty- telophase, cookies- cytokinesis?
To prevent skin cancer, skin cells go through this process when exposed to too much ultraviolet radiation.
What is apoptosis?
This is why stem cell research is controversial.
What is because arguments for and against involve ethical issues of life and death; involves destruction of the embryo
This was the name of the first man who was launched into space (hint, he is not American.)
Who is Yuri Gagarin?