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DNA is also called this…
Double helix
The sides of the DNA structure is
made out of …
Sugar and phosphate
Mitosis is used by some
organisms to reproduce. What
kind of reproduction is this?
Asexual
What do we call the process
where your mother’s egg and
father’s sperm combine to
exchange DNA?
Fertilization
If gametes of an organism have
16 chromosomes, how many
would one of its skin cells have?
32
Who is the “father of genetics”
Gregor Mendel
What kind of plant did Mendel
study to understand genetics?
Pea Plant
What is the name of the chart
used to determine probabilities of
offspring in genetics?
Punnett Square
What do the letters in the inside
of the Punnett Square represent?
Offspring
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If you say: “He is very tall” You
are describing a person’s….
Phenotype
What was the name of the first
animal to be cloned?
Dolly the Sheep
Which organisms have DNA?
All of them
Name 3 things that can be used as
DNA evidence that were used in
the movie GATTACA
Hair, Nails, Skin cells, Saliva,
Eyelash, Blood, Urine
What is the name of the
procedure that is used to
determine the paternity of an
individual?
DNA fingerprinting
What is the name given to
organisms whose DNA has been
changed to “enhance” them?
GMOs
(genetically modified organisms)
Name the islands were Darwin
did his most important
observations about species
Galapagos Islands
What was Darwin’s famous book
titled?
“On the Origin of Species”
What could happen to bacteria if
you use hand sanitizer all the
time?
They may become resistant
(mutate)
What single characteristic do all
these organisms share?
They are all vertebrates
What causes variations among
species (changes in the DNA)?
DNA Mutations
How many kingdoms are there?
Five
(six if we split
bacteria)
Finish the following sentence:
King Philip….(by using the
actual taxa names)
Came over for great soup (grape
soda)
What does “Philip” represent in
the classification system?
Phylum
Name all the classification
levels starting from the most
specific, to the broadest
group
(start)Species, genus, family,
order, class, phylum,
Kingdom(end)
What is the genus of a Dog
Canis