Cell and Molec
What does Mitosis result in ?
two identical daughter cells
What is our microbiome?
the collection of all microbes, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and their genes, that naturally live on our bodies and inside us.
Who is considered the father of evolution?
Charles Darwin
What makes plants green?
chlorophyll
Who founded our club?
Vesta Holt
What is the central dogma of Biology
DNA -> RNA -> Protein
What is a chemoataxis?
directed movement in response to chemical signals
Organisms whose body temperature matches the environment are called (animals that rely on external sources to regulate their body temperature) ?
Ectotherms - "cold blooded animals"
What do plant cells have that animal cells do not?
cell wall
What room is the OTE room?
Holt 255
Which part of a cell's life cycle does it replicate its DNA?
What does a purple Gram's stain mean?
Gram- Positive
What are the 4 types of symbiosis?
mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, and competition
What is the basic equation of photosynthesis?
6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
+ light
What was the original criteria to be a part of OTE?
conducting research
Why make the Endoplasmic Reticulum "rough"?
ribosomes
What enzyme of a Nitrate Test testing for?
nitrate reductase (nitratase)
What is a species exerting a disproportionate effect on trophic interactions in their community? (ex: Sea Stars)
Keystone Species
What is phloem and xylem?
xylem transports water and phloem transports food/nutrients
What was the research center made by OTE called?
Eagle Lake Biological Field Station
Name one of the 3 people that contributed to the discovery of the DNA helix
James Watson and Francis Crick
Rosalind Franklin
What are Koch's Postulates?
guidelines for establishing that microbes cause specific diseases
1. the bacteria must be present in abundance in every case of the disease and must not be present in a healthy organism
2. the bacteria need to be extracted from the host and grown in pure culture and identified
3. the bacteria are inoculated back into a healthy host and must then cause the onset of the disease
4. the bacteria must be extracted from the inoculated host and grown in pure culture to be identified as the original causative agent
Some desert animals, like Kangaroo rats get all of their water/ moisture from?
Cellular Respiration
Where does the Calvin Cycle take place?
the stroma of a chloroplast within plant cells
What year was Vesta Holt born?
1892