Hard Questions
Mr.Giroux's favourite donut is...
Old Fashion Plain
This kingdom includes multicellular, photosynthetic organisms.
Plantae
A chart that shows possible genetic combinations in offspring.
A Punnett Square
The process by which species change over time
Name the vessel that carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart.
Pulmonary Artery
Name the organism that Mr.Giroux studied during his undergraduate research.
Halictus ligatus
State the taxonomic rankings in order from most general to most specific.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
The structure in the nucleus that contains DNA.
A Chromosome
The change in frequency of alleles in a population over time.
Microevolution
The system responsible for transporting nutrients and oxygen.
The Circulatory System
What is Mr.Giroux's Discovery Muffin?
Carrot
The study of classifying/naming organisms.
Taxonomy
This scientist is known as the father of modern genetics.
Gregor Mendel
This type of selection favors average traits over extremes.
Stabilizing Selection
The flap that prevents food from entering the windpipe.
Epiglottis
Which storybopok character was Mr.Giroux described as while meeting you at Queens Park for Discovery?
Man in the Yellow Hat (Curious George)
Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya
This type of inheritance shows both alleles equally (e.g. AB blood type).
Codominance
This is the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment.
Fitness/ Natural Fitness
These vessels carry blood away from the heart
Arteries
The number of term assignments Mr. Giroux has left to mark?
4
When a small group breaks off from a population and forms a new species with less genetic diversity.
The founder effect
A diagram used to track inheritance of a trait through generations.
A Pedigree
A pattern of evolution where unrelated species develop similar traits.
Convergent Evolution
The tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs.
The alveoli