Photobiology equipment
A device used to measure salinity
what is a refractometer?
Slimy substance which coats the skin of slugs
What is mucus?
A self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes
What is DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)?
The cellular structures that perform photosynthesis
What are chloroplasts?
A device used to transfer very small and precise amounts of liquid
What is a pipetter?
The scientific name of species of photosynthetic slug found in Bahia de Los Angeles
What is Elysia diomedea?
Adenine and Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine
What are the four building blocks of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)?
One of the most widespread antipredator strategies in which organisms use organic compounds to deter predators
What is chemical defense?
a machine with a rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents to separate fluids of different densities?
What is a centrifuge?
The zones where sea slug, Elysia diomedea, live
What are intertidal and subtidal zones?
A process of separating strands of DNA without breaking the chain
What is denaturation?
A process used to amplify a specific target region of DNA
what is PCR (polymerase chain reaction)?
A device used to amplify segments of DNA
What is a thermal cycler?
The name of a species of algae where Elysia diomedea tend to congregate
what is codium?
A segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein
What is a gene?
Biological phenomenon where animals use chloroplasts from their food?
What is kleptoplasty?
A laboratory method used to separate mixtures of DNA, RNA, or proteins according to molecular size.
what is gel electrophoresis?
An organism whose presence, absence or abundance reflects a specific environmental condition.
The process of determining the precise order of nucleotides within a DNA molecule.
what is DNA sequencing?
An untreated group in an experiment
What is an experimental control?