Unit 2: HIPPCO
What does the C in the acronym HIPPCO stand for
climate change
What are the 4 nitrogen bases
Adenine
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Provide an example of a homozygous dominant genotype
AA
The idea that organisms with advantageous traits are more likely to survive and reproduce is known as what
natural selection
What is an antigen
cellular name-tags that trigger the production of antibodies
Name the two types of habitat destruction
deforestation
forest fragmentation
What type of bonds hold together the nitrogen bases
hydrogen bonds
The process where mom and dad swap alleles during meiosis is known as what
crossing over
Does natural selection, select for the genotype or the phenotype of an organism?
phenotype
What is the immune system's first line of defense, provide an example
skin, hair, mucous, earwax, elimination system
Lysozome enzyme
What is an invasive species
a species that is placed in a location that it is not native to
What are the three parts of a nucleotide, draw and label them
sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
Who is named the father of genetics
Mendel Gregor
What are the three pieces of evidence for evolution
homologous structure, vestigial structures, fossil record
Which white blood cells are responsible for fighting pathogens in the 2nd line of defense
neutrophils + macrophages
What is the tragedy of the commons
The idea that individuals will always act within their own self interest and deplete a shared resource
Transcribe this DNA sequence into mRNA
5' AATC 3'
3' UUAG 5'
Brown eyes (B) are dominant to blue eyes (b). If a Heterozygous male marries a blue eyed woman, what are the possible genotypes of the children's eye color.
Bb, bb, Bb, bb
Give 3 conditions in which no evolution will take place (Hardy Weinberg Principles)
No mutations
No migration
Sexual Selection
All offspring +alleles are equally viable
Population is large
capillary dilation, swelling, and redness are all part of our inflammatory response. Which hormones are responsible for triggering this response
histamines +prostaglandins
What does the acronym HIPPCO stand for
Habitat destruction
Invasive species
Population growth
pollution
climate change
overharvesting
What is the main function of mRNA during transcription
transcribe the dna sequence into mrna
What are all the possible allele combinations for this crossing:
AaBb x AABB
AB AB
Ab AB
aB AB
ab AB
If p = 0.7, how many heterozygous individuals are there in the population
0.42 or 42%
Which cells are responsible for attacking viral and cancerous cells within your "elite soldiers"
What is Killer T Cells