Vocabulary
An instruction for making a protein molecule
gene
Can organisms have different proteins in their cells for a particular feature?
Yes
Two spiders have the same parents and they were raised in the same environment. Are they guaranteed to have the same traits?
No
What sport competes for America's Cup?
Sailing / Yachting
Mouse-like boy in an E.B. White story traveling through a constellation that looks like a fry basket
Stuart Little Dipper
A type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
Protein
DAILY DOUBLE!
How many copies do you have of each gene?
A spider is homozygous for silk flexibility. How many different silk flexibility proteins does it have in its cells?
One
In 1893 New Zealand was the first country to allow women to do this.
Vote
A landmark New Orleans (and Disneyland) area featuring Bourbon Street gets a classic burger from McDonald's
French Quarter Pounder
The process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring
sexual reproduction
What determines an organisms TRAITS?
Its protein molecules
Two spiders have different parents, but they have the same silk flexibility. How is this possible?
They must have the same silk flexibility proteins
DAILY DOUBLE!
An excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
24 hours of rest in Genesis where children get taken care of after school
7th Day Care
A specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule.
gene version
What determines the function of a protein molecule?
Its structure and how it connects to other protein molecules
Both parents are heterozygous for silk flexibility (F1F2). What are the possible gene combinations for their offspring?
F1F1, F1F2, F2F2
The highest possible score in this game of Jeopardy.
14,200
Cabinet department established in 2002 that becomes a bedding item carried by a kid for reassurance
Department of homeland security blanket
A change that occurs to an organisms genes
Mutation
Why do siblings and parents differ from each other?
Offspring inherit different combinations of gene versions from parents
Two spider parents with medium silk flexibility have offspring. One of their offspring has very flexible silk, and one has low flexibility silk. How did the offspring end up with traits that are different from the traits of their parents?
They inherited different combinations of genes. Both parents were heterozygous (F1F2), and each child was homozygous with a different gene version (F1F1 and F2F2).
This is the oldest state capital in the United States.
Santa Fe
The cruise line whose ships include the Rotterdam manages to sing a song about purple mountain majesties and amber waves of grain
Holland America the Beautiful