Download 8 th Grade Genes and Survival Test – Study Guide

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8th Grade Genes and Survival Test – Study Guide
There is test on ________________________ that covers all of the concepts on this study guide. This
completed guide is due on the day of the test or you receive a zero on it! Please use your notes and textbook
to locate definitions and answers for all of the following vocabulary definitions. Read pages 97-145 – it will
help you understand and/or deepen your understanding of these concepts.
*If there is a star next to the word, it will appear on the quiz this Friday.
Use pages 61-62 and 98-99 for the following:
DNA has _____ kinds of Nitrogen bases represented by the capital letters ____, ____, ____, and ____. “A” always
pairs with ____ and “G” only pairs with _____.
Because of the way in which nitrogen bases _________ with one another, the ____________ of the bases in each new
DNA molecule ___________________ match the order in the original ____________ __ _____________________.
The ___________________ or the _____________________ __________________ along a gene forms a
_______________________ ____________________ that specifies what type of _____________________ will be
produced.
During protein ________________________, the cell uses information from a ____________________ on a
_________________________________ to produce a __________________________ protein.
Messenger RNA Transfer RNA Mutation Multiple alleles Name a trait that is controlled by multiple alleles: _____________________________
Sex Chrosmosomes The combination of sex chromosomes for a female are ________ and for a male are _________.
Sex-linked Genes Genetic disorder Pedigree Karyotype –
Name a disorder that can be diagnosed by using a karyotype: _________________________________
Selective Breeding Hybridization -
Clone Genetic engineering Gene Therapy Genome What are “Designer Babies”? -
Species Adaptation Evolution Natural Selection Variation Mimicry Camouflage Symbiosis Commensalism Parasitism Mutualism Homeostasis Hibernation Migration Dormancy Describe an example whereby each of the following factors would promote the survival of an organism.
Protective coloration (example)- A brown moth that matches the brownish bark of the trees in its habitat would have a
better chance of surviving because it is more difficult for predators to locate it.
Beak design –
Pollination (flower design) –
Seed Dispersal HibernationMigration-