Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
This is the process where plants make their own food using the sun
Photosynthesis
Who was the father of genetics?
Gregor Mendel
What is the shape of DNA?
Twisted Ladder
What is a mutation?
Any change in the DNA of a gene or chromosome
What is an example of a consumer?
Any animal
What is an example of a producer?
Plant
What did the "Father of Genetics" study? (what is he primarily known for?)
Studying Pea Plant Genetics
Who discovered the structure of DNA?
Watson and Crick
What two chromosomes do boys have?
XY
How many amino acids are there?
20
During this process, cells break down glucose (sugar) and other molecules from food in the presence of oxygen and release energy
Cellular Respiration
What did the "Father of Genetics" notice when he did his famous experiment?
The first generation was all tall, and the second generation was ¾ tall, and ¼ short
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
_________ is an organism that has exactly the same genes as the organism from which it was produced
Clone
This nitrogen base is present in RNA but not DNA
Uracil
Sugar and oxygen is a product of:
Photosynthesis
What is an allele?
Are the different forms of a gene
Name a difference between DNA and RNA
RNA - Uracil
RNA - single stranded
Different sugar bases
What are the two types of selective breeding?
Inbreeding and Hybridization
What are the three treatment options for cancer?
Surgery, Radiation, and Drugs
This pigment helps the plant capture light energy and convert it into a form the plant can use during the second stage of photosynthesis:
Chlorophyll
What is the difference between genotype and phenotype?
Genotype: genetic makeup (alleles)
Phenotypes: physical appearance
Name the four nitrogen bases that make up DNA and tell me how they pair up.
Adenine - Thymine
Cytosine - Guanine
What was the name of the first cloned mammal?
Dolly
What are the two major steps in protein synthesis?
Transcription and Translation