Mitosis/Meiosis
Genetics
DNA/Protein Synthesis
Evolution
Random Facts
100
What cell division process is involved in asexual reproduction, and which one is involved in sexual reproduction?
What are mitosis for asexual and meiosis for sexual
100
a capital letter represents what type of trait?
What is a dominant trait?
100
If the DNA sequence is GCAT, this is the mRNA sequence.
What is CGUA?
100
Change over time
Evolution
100
How many poles do magnets have?
2
100
What are the four main phases of Mitosis?
- Prophase - Metaphase - Anaphase - Telophase
100
This was the scientist who first began studying heredity and genetics.
Gregor Mendel
100
This is the SHAPE DNA is described as.
What is double helix?
100
Preserved remains of ancient organisms
Fossils
100
2 Hydrogens and 1 Oxygen make this molecule (name it)
Water
200
In humans, how many chromosomes does each new cell end up having when meiosis is complete?
What is 23?
200
Neither trait is dominant over the other, and the two blend together.
Incomplete dominance
200
The meaning of the "m" in mRNA.
What is messenger?
200
Proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection
Charles Darwin
200
This is a large animal that lives in the polar ice caps. They have large tusks, whiskers, and brown wrinkly skin. They dive deep down to eat clams!
Walrus
200
Meiosis occurs to produce _________.
What are Gametes?
200
This is an organism's physical appearance.
Phenotype
200
This is the name of the subunit of DNA.
What is nucleotide?
200
What changes did Darwin observe in finches in the Galapagos
Beak size & shape
200
What was the first animal that went to space?
Dog
300
How many genetically identical daughter cells does Mitosis produce?
2 daughter cells
300
This type of organism has 2 dominant alleles for a trait.
Homozygous dominant
300
The product of translation (what translation makes)
What is a protein?
300
Helps an organism survive in its environment
Adaptations
300
Bean shaped organs help filter out toxins within our blood.
Kidneys
300
How many rounds of cell division does Meiosis involve?
What is 2?
300
What is another word for purebred?
homozygous
300
The site of transcription.
What is the nucleus?
300
A group of simliar organisms that can have offspring together
Species
300
What country is wider than the moon?
Australia
400
the middle region of the chromosome where chromatids and the spindle fibers attach.
What is the Centromere?
400
What percentage of two homozygous parents will be heterozygous?
What is zero percent?
400
The 3 parts of a nucleotide.
What is phosphate, sugar, base.
400
Name one reason mutations occur
environmental causes
chance
400
How long does it take to grow a pineapple?
2-3 years
400
The sperm has _________ as many chromosomes as a skin cell
What is half?
400
What do we call this?
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A Karyotype
400
The enzyme that adds nucleotides to DNA.
What is DNA polymerase?
400
There are 66 F alleles and 34 f alleles. What are the allele frequencies of F and f?
F = .66
f = .34
400
Uranus has ___ moons
27
500
What step does crossing over happen during Meiosis?
Prophase 1 meiosis
500
What percent of the offspring of heterozygous parents will be homozygous recessive?
What is 25%
500
The molecule that brings amino acids to the ribosome.
What is tRNA?
500
Similar structures that evolved from a common ancestor.
Homologous structures
500
What percent of West Virginia is covered in forest?
75-80
500
The organelle that produces the microtubules that separate sister chromatids during mitosis or homologous pairs in meiosis
What are centrosomes/centrioles
500
If a white flower and red flower are crossed, what color would the offspring be if this flower is co-dominant?
White/red
500
What are the 4 enzymes we talked about?
Helicase, Primase, DNA Polymerase, Ligase
500
The islands Darwin visited
The Galapagos
500
Witch planet is the hottest planet
Venus