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Thursday 1/3
Bellringer:
What is mitosis (in your own
words)
WOTD: accolade: n:
any honor, award
or expression of
approval
Vocabulary: DNA
Friday 1/4
Bellringer:
How many daughter cells are
made in mitosis? Meiosis?
WOTD: hyperbole: n: a
figure of speech in
which one says more
than one means,
overstating and
exaggerating
Vocabulary: DNA-molecule
that stores genetic info in
ALL organisms!
Monday 1/7
Bellringer:
List 3 differences between
DNA & RNA
WOTD: : adj: jejunedevoid of
significance or
interest; dull
Vocabulary: RNA:
nucleic acid molecule
that allows for the
transmission of genetic
info & protein synthesis
Tuesday 1/8
Bellringer: When does DNA
replication occur in Meiosis?
WOTD: corpulent: adj:
excessively bulky; fat
V: Homologous
chromosomes:
chromosomes
containing same
information (one from
mom, one from dad!)
Wed 1/9
Bellringer: Describe what
happens in EACH phase of
Meoisis (I & II)
WOTD: corpus: n:a body
or collection of writings.
V: Crossing over
occurs when tetrads
forms & genetic
information is
exchanged
Thurs 1/10
Bellringer: DNA is made up of
a monomer called _______.
Which includes 3 parts which
are:
WOTD: concordance: n:
a state of agreement;
HARMONY
V: Gametogenesis:
formation of gametes
by the process of
meiosis
Friday 1/11
Bellringer: If your strand of
DNA is ACGTGCCATAAG,
what is the complementary
mRNA sequence?
WOTD: Kowtow: v: to
show attentive
deference; FAWN
V: Frameshift
mutation: single
base is added or
deleted from DNA
Monday 1/14
WOTD: juxtaposition
Bellringer: What are the steps
to DNA replication?
V: Somatic cell-body cells/make
up most of your body tissues
and organs
Tuesday 1/15
Bellringer: Describe the steps
to protein synthesis.
WOTD:dossier: n: a set
of documents containing
info about a person or
event.
V: transcription- process of
copying a nucleotide sequence
of DNA to from a
complementary strand of
mRNA.
Wednesday 1/16
Bellringer: What is the
building block of protein and
what kind of bond holds
them together?
WOTD: lugubrious: adj:
mournfus, dismal
V:translation: process by which
mRNA is decoded and a protein
is produced.
Thursday 1/17
Bellringer: How do
ribosomes know when to
begin and end
translating an mRNA strand?
WOTD: perdition :n:
eternal damnation
V:transfer RNA(tRNA)brings amino acids from the
cytoplasm to the ribosome to
help make a growing protein
chain
Friday 1/18
Bellringer: Summarize
Mendel’s Law of Segregation:
WOTD: moiety :n;
HALF
V: trait: a distinguishing
characteristic that is inherited
such as eye color, leaf shape,
etc.
Tuesday 1/22
Bellringer: Why did Mendel
use pea plants in his
experiments?
WOTD: enervate :v:
To deprive of strength;
TO WEAKEN
V: allele: the different versions
of a trait, blue, green, and hazel
eyes.
Wednesday 1/23
Bellringer: Describe the
difference between
heterozygous and
homozygous alleles.
WOTD: sanguine :adj:
Cheerful; hopeful
V: hereditary: passed from one
generation to the next
Thursday 1/24
Bellringer: What is the
difference between true
breeding and hybrid?
WOTD: nanotechnology
:n:
Science on an atomic or
molecular scale
V: heterozygous having two
different alleles (one dominant,
one recessive)
Friday 1/25
Bellringer: What goes on the
outside of a punnett square?
The inside?
WOTD: assiduous :adj:
Unceasingly attentive;
devoted
V: dihybrid cross- examines the
inheritance of 2 different traits.
Monday 1/28
WOTD: dissident :adj:
Dissenting; differing;
DISAGREEING
Bellringer: do a test cross for
a Homozygous recessive
mom with a heterozygous
dad, what is the phenotype
ratio of curly (C) to striaght
hair? (c)
V: Law of Independent Assortment
alleles for different traits
segregate independently of
one another
Tuesday 1/29
Bellringer: Describe Mendel’s
3 laws?
WOTD: paradox :n:
A seemingly
contradictory or absurd
statement that is actually
well-founded
V: incomplete dominance
neither allele is dominant to the other, both
are expressed equally, often a blending of
the two traits occurs
Wednesday 1/30
Bellringer: What are all of the
possible genotypes for blood?
WOTD: supersede :v:
To take the place of; TO
REPLACE
V: codominance
two or more alleles are expressed at the
same time, both are expressed in patches
on the organism
Thursday 1/31
Bellringer: Describe why sexlinked traits have a unique
inheritance pattern.
WOTD: nihilism :n:
Idea that existence is
senseless and useless
V:sex linked traits-traits that are
found on either the x or y
chromosome.
Friday 2/1
Bellringer: Why is a
karyotype important?
WOTD: manacle :n: a
device for confining the
hands; HANDCUFFS
V:non-disjunction: failure of
chromosomes to separate
during meiosis.
Monday 2/4
Bellringer: what are some
common sex linked
disorders?
WOTD: mandate :n: a
formal order from a
higher court; an
authoritative command,
order, or injunction
V:multiple alleles refer to a trait (one
gene) which is coded for by more
than two alleles.
Tuesday 2/5
Bellringer: What does gel
electrophoresis do to DNA?
WOTD: nonsectarian
:adj: not affiliated with a
particular religious group
V:restriction enzymes: enzymes
that cut DNA molecules at
specific nucleotide sequences
Wednesday 2/6
WOTD: dexterity :n: skill
in the use of the hands
or body; ADROITNESS
Bellringer: If a man with
blood type A and a womna
with blood type B oroduce an
offspring, what are the
possible blood types for the
offspring?
V:polygenic Traits that
are controlled by many
genes
Thursday 2/7
Bellringer: It what ways is
genetic engineering useful to
you?
WOTD: notarize :v: to
show that a document is
authentic
V: restriction enzymesused to cut fragments of
DNA
Friday 2/8
Bellringer: How are animals
genetically engineered?
WOTD: rapacious :adj:
excessively grasping or
greedy
V: autosomes-all non-sex
chromosomes (humans have
44)
Monday 2/11
WOTD: obsequious :adj:
marked by a fawning
attentiveness
Bellringer:
V:
Tuesday 2/12
WOTD: surreptitious
:adj: done secretly,
without approval
Bellringer:
V:
Wednesday 2/13
Bellringer: what have you
heard about evolution?
WOTD: complicity :n:
participation with
another in an act that is
or seems to be deceitful
V:Evolution- the process of
biological change by which
descendants come to differ
from their ancestors.
Thursday 2/14
WOTD: duplicity :n:
deceitfulness in speech
or conduct; doubledealing
Bellringer:
V:
Tuesday 2/19
WOTD: theme :n: a focal
idea that controls the
place of writing and
provides its central
insight
Bellringer: What are the steps
to Natural Selection?
1.
2.
3.
V:radiometric dating: technique
4.
that uses the natural decay rate
5.
of isotopes to calculate the age
6.
of material.,
Wednesday 2/20
Bellringer: In what era and
period are we currently in?
WOTD: orthography :v:
HANDWRITING
V:fossil: traces of plants/animals
from the past. Found in
sedimentary rocks.
Thursday 2/21
Bellringer: What are at least 5
pieces of evidence for
evolution?
WOTD: supplicate :v: to
ask humbly or earnestly
for, as in praying; TO
BESEECH
V:homologous structurestructural features with a
common origin.
Friday 2/22
Bellringer: difference
between homologous and
analagous?
WOTD: oxydize :v: to
combine with oxygen
V: antibiotic resistance- process
by which bacteria mutate so
they are no longer affected by
medicine.
Monday 2/25
Bellringer: What is difference
between mimicry &
camoflauge?
WOTD: paradigm :n:
outstandingly clear
example; ARCHETYPE;
EXAMPLE
•reproductive isolation
– groups can no longer
sexually reproduce
Tuesday 2/26
Bellringer: What are the
mechanisms for change in a
population?
WOTD: reprisal :n: an
action or act of
retaliation against
someone for injuries
received
•allele frequency
– number of times an
allele appears in a
gene pool
Wednesday 2/27
Bellringer: What are the 3
types of selection- by
Dominique Kinsey
WOTD: expedite :v: to
help or hurry the
progress of something
•genetic equilibrium
– gene pool which is not
changing in allele
frequencies
Thursday 2/28
Bellringer: What leads to a
new species?
WOTD: impede :v: to
block the way of; TO
HINDER
V: convergent evolutiondifferent species develop the
same traits.
Friday 3/1
WOTD: pecuniary :adj:
relating to money;
FISCAL
Bellringer:
V:
Monday 3/4
Bellringer: What is the order
of Darwin’s Natural
Selection?
WOTD: alliteration :n:
the repetition of initial
consonant sounds
V: population-group of the
same species living in an area.
Tuesday 3/5
WOTD: precipitous :adj:
very sleep or
perpendicular
Bellringer:
V:
Wednesday 3/6
WOTD: quotidian :adj:
occuring everyday,
DAILY
Bellringer:
V:
Thursday 3/7
WOTD: recapitulate :v:
SUMMARIZE
Bellringer:
V:
Friday 3/8
WOTD: recalcitrant :adj:
stubbornly resistant to
authority or guidance
Bellringer:
V:
Tuesday 3/12
WOTD: interstice :n:
intervening space ; a
chink; a crevice
Bellringer:
V:
Wednesday 3/13
WOTD: anaphora :n: a
rhetorical device of
repeating the same word
or words at the start of
two or more lines of
poetry
Bellringer:
V:
Thursday 3/14
WOTD: restitution :n:
restoration of a thing to
its proper owner or its
original state
Bellringer:
V:
Friday 3/15
WOTD: restive :adj:
uneasy; RESTLESS
Bellringer:
V:
Monday 3/18
WOTD: reparation :n:
the act of making
amends
Bellringer:
V: