Cell Molec
What is process of cell division that results in four daughter cells?
meiosis
What is the classification of bacteria that do not require oxygen?
Anaerobic
Who is responsible for the Theory of Evolution?
Charles Darwin
What is responsible for the green coloration of plants?
Chlorophyll
Who founded our club?
What are the four nucleotides?
Adenine
Guanine
Thymine
cytosine
What is a virus that infects bacteria?
Bacteriophage
What are the 3 types of symbiotic relationships?
mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism
What is a component of plant cells that animals cells do not have?
Cell Wall
What year was the club founded?
1927
Who is Mendel/ What was he responsible for?
discovered the fundamental laws of inheritance
punnet squares
worked with pea plants
What is a dormant component of bacteria that help them survive in harsh conditions?
Endospores
What is the difference between niche and habitat?
Habitat refers to the area where the organism lives and Niche refers to the role the organism has in the environment
What is the basic equation of photosynthesis?
Reactants: Light, H2O and CO2
Products: O2 and Glucose
what are the two scholarships that are offered through OTE?
The George E Corson Honor Award
What is the difference between the smooth and rough Endoplasmic Reticulum?
Rough contains ribosomes
What are the three types of Horizontal Gene Transfer?
Transformation
Conjugation
Transduction
What is a species exerting a disproportionate effect on the trophic interactions in their community?
ex: sea star
Keystone species
invasive?
What is the difference between phloem and xylem?
Xylem carries water and phloem carries nutrients
What is the name of the research center created by Vesta Holt?
Eagle Lake Research Station
Name one of the three people involved in the discovery of the helical structure of DNA?
Rosalind Franklin
Watson
Crick
Discovered in 1928, this groundbreaking substance revolutionized medicine by combatting bacterial infections
penicillin
Some desert animals like Kangaroo Rats obtain all their needed moisture through...?
cellular respiration
Where does the Calvin cycle take place?
Stroma of the chloroplasts
What year was Vesta Holt born?
1892