Sight
What is the name of the receptor that transfers light?
Opsins
What are the little buds in our tongues that let us taste?
Taste Buds
What is the gene that provides the instructions?
Genetic code
Yes
Is it true that parents get to choose what chromosomes you get?
Whats the difference between green, blue,and red Opsins?
They are all shaped differently
What is the thing that contains the taste buds?
Papillae
Our bodies are built from what?
Proteins
what are the directions for building proteins?
Genes
How Many chromosomes does a parent give to their child?
23 Chromosomes
What vocab word has the definition of "a nerve that carries signals from rods and cones in the eyes to the brain"?
Optic Nerve
Is it true that a different part of our tongue taste things better?
True
How is the shape of a protein related to the genetic code?
The genetic code determines the shape of the protein
What chromosome only appears in males?
Y Chromosomes
How many chromosomes does a reproductive cell have?
23 Chromosomes
what is the name of the Things in our eyes that let us see colors and black and white?
Rods and Cones
What is the chemical that people say taste bitter but others don't taste a thing?
PTC
Why cant some people taste certain things and others can?
Because their proteins are different
How many pairs of chromosomes does a human have?
23 Pairs
Do offspring have the same chromosomes as their parents?
Yes
What is the name of the vocab word that has the definition of "a chemical reaction within a human cell that travels along nerves?
Signal
Why do Our tongues have bumps?
To make it grippy
What are the 20 building blocks that make up proteins?
Amino Acids
What is special about the 23rd pair of chromosomes?
It determines the gender
How are reproductive cells produced?
By Splitting Cells