Name one of the three parts of the cell theory.
All living things are made of one or more cells
What is the job of the cell membrane?
provides protection for a cell
What is a chloroplast and where is it found?
chloroplast is an organelle found in mesophyll of plant leaves
cross 2 genotypes with heterozygous brown eyes. Brown is dominant over blue. what percentage will be blue?
25%
Write the genotypes with tall being dominant to short.
TT, Tt, tt
yellow is dominant to blue. YY___, Yy___, yy___.
yellow, yellow, blue
how is homozygous different from heterozygous?
homozygous is the same, homozygous is different
what is the difference in acquired traits and inherited traits?
acquired traits are traits that are learned and inherited traits are passed down from generations
what is the difference between genotype and phenotype?
genotype is represented by a letter, phenotype is a physical representation
what is the difference from dominant traits and a recessive trait?
Dominant traits cover up recessive traits, recessive traits disappear\
how many parents are required in in asexual reproduction?
1
what does the a in asexual tell you?
no or without
what is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?
having to find a partner. 2 parents
what is and advantage of sexual reproduction?
genetic variation
do all plants reproduce asexually or sexually?
they reproduce both ways
how many chromosomes make up most humans?
46
how many chromosomes come from mom?
23
how many chromosomes come from dad?
23
how will a seed make it from one place to another?
wind, water, and animals
what environmental factors will a seed need in order to germinate and grow?
water and sun
is an animals camouflage an environmental factor or a genetic factor?
genetic factor
how does camouflage help the animal survive in its environment?
it helps the animal blend in and hide from predators
what is DNA replication?
DNA replication is making a copy
how is RNA used in transcription?
the process from making mRNA from DNA
how is RNA used in translation?
the process of making protein
how are proteins made?
all of the above
what does cancer have to do with genetics?
uncontrollable cell division
what are some common causes of cancer?
smoking and over exposure to UV light
which type of mutation deletes base pairs from DNA strand?
deletion
which type mutation adds base pairs?
insertion
which type of mutation replaces C-G with A-T pair?
substitution
what type of adaptation do guadeloupe turtles use to survive?
length of neck and curved shell
define natural selection.
natural selection is when nature decides, adapt or die
what type of adaptation would be the jackrabbits powerful legs?
structural adaptation
what type of adaptation would be the jackrabbit staying still in the hottest part of the day? behavioral adaptation
what type of adaptation would be the blood vessels in a jackrabbit’s ears that cool the blood?
functional adaptation
what is mimicry?
animals look like the predator
what is selective breeding?
humans choose the traits of organisms
what are body parts that were inherited two or more species from a common ancestor?
homologous
what is the study of similarities and differences among structures of living and fossil species?
comparative anatomy
what is the study of the development of embryos from fertilization to birth called
embryology