Patterns of Gene Inheritance
Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
Evolution of Life
Microbiology
Protists & Fungi
100
An intermediate blend of two phenotypes
Incomplete Dominance
100
The only trisomy/monosomy with a reasonable chance of survival
Down Syndrome
100
Lamarck's theory of evolution
Inheritance of acquired characteristics
100
The method by which bacteria reproduce
Binary Fission
100
What protist is shown above?
Diatoms
200
What can be deduced about the trait this pedigree is tracking?
It is a recessive trait
200
What is a karyotype?
An image of an individual's complete set of chromosomes
200
Layers of sedimentary rock
Strata
200
The type of archaea that may be found in the Dead Sea (high saline content)
Halophile
200
The type of algae thought to be closely related to the first plants
Green Algae
300
The genetic difference between pure-bred dogs and mutts
Mutts are heterozygous for more alleles
300
An X-linked recessive disorder characterized by the wasting away of muscles
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
300
Two birds fail to mate because they have different courtship rituals
Behavioral Isolation
300
A type of bacteria that contains chlorophyll and undergoes photosynthesis
Cyanobacteria
300
Associations between fungi and cyanobacteria or green algae
Lichens
400
Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder. A woman who is homozygous dominant for the disorder reproduces with a man who is homozygous recessive for it. What is the probability that their children will be carriers of the disease?
100%
400
A genetic condition affecting females where one X chromosome is partially or completely missing
Turner Syndrome
400
The bottleneck effect
A sharp, random reduction in population size caused by environmental events that drastically reduces genetic variation
400
Autoimmune disease caused by untreated Strep Throat
Rheumatic Fever
400
A mesh of filaments called hyphae
Mycelium
500
A genetic disorder causing an absence of the beta-hexosaminidase A enzyme. This allows fatty substances to build up to toxic levels in neurons, leading to loss of motor function, seizures, loss of vision and speech, etc.
Tay-Sachs Disease
500
A condition where an organism has more than 2 complete sets of chromosomes
Polyploidy
500
The leg of an ant and the leg of a horse
Analogous Structures
500
The stages of microbial life in order
Organic monomers, organic polymers, protobionts, living cells
500
Mycorrhiza (plural: mycorrhizae)
A beneficial, mutualistic symbiosis between fungi and plant roots