JeopardyLabs

Vocab 1

100

a specific characteristic of an individual organism

trait

200

provides the instructions for cells to create proteins

Genes

300

a characteristic that all members of a species have

feature

400

a pair of gene versions that are the same (A1,A1)

Homozygous

500

the process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring

sexual reproduction

Vocab 2

100

the type of spider we studied silk flexibilty on

Darwin's Bark Spider

200

to receive genes from a parent

inherit

300

when a male and a female reproductive cell combine to create an offspring

fertilization

400

A pair of gene versions that are different. (A1,A2)

Heterozygous

500

a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait

mutation

Short Answers

100

What were the two possible medical uses that scientists were studying spider silk for?

Stitches and tendon repair/placement

200

Give a possible gene combination of an offspring with parents having (F2, F2) and (F1, F2)

F1, F2, OR F2, F2

300

Where do offspring get their gene pairs from.

They get one gene version from their mother and one gene version from their father.

400

A male spider with (F2, F3) gene versions and a female spider with (F1, F2) gene versions mate. Here are their 4 offspring: 

(F1, F3)      (F2, F2)      (F1, F2)      (F3, F4)

How is this a possible set of offspring from the given parents?

There would have had to have been a mutation in the genes for the F4 version to be present. 

500

How do offspring from the same parents end up with traits that are different? 

Each offspring gathers one gene version from its parents. There are up to 4 possible gene versions their parents could have. This could allow for many different gene combinations and that would result in lots of different traits. 

Potpourri 1

100

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Jupiter

200

How many chambers does the human heart have?

4

300

What is the most common gas in the Earth's atmosphere

Nitrogen

400

What year did the United States gain it's independence?

1776

500

Who was the 16th president of the United States?

Abraham Lincoln

Potpourri 2

100

Which war was fought between the north and south in the U.S?

The Civil War

200

What musical instrument has 88 keys?

The piano

300

What shape is a stop sign?

octagon

400

How many U.S. states are there? 

50

500

What was the first animal in space?

a dog