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Heredity |
Passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next. |
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Traits |
The physical characteristics of an organism studied in genetics. |
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Phenotype |
An organism’s physical appearance. |
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Genotype |
An organism genetic makeup. |
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Homozygous |
Describes an organism that has two identical alleles for a particular gene. |
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Heterozygous |
Describes an organism that has two different alleles for a particular gene. |
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Alleles |
Different forms of a gene. |
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Diverse |
Different |
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Unicellular |
Made up of only one cell. |
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Multicellular |
It is made up of many cells. |
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Organic- must contain... |
Carbon |
(Living) Bio. |
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Inorganic-rarely contains... |
CARBON |
Abiotic |
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Element |
Atoms |
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Molecule |
Has more than one atom that can be the same or different. |
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Compound |
Has more than one type of molecule. |
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Are all compounds molecules? |
Yes! |
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Crossing a purebred tall plant with a purebreds short plant will result in... |
100% tall. |
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Construct a Punnet Square with hybrid tall parents. What is the probability of producing tall plants? |
75% tall. 25% short. |
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Create a Punnet Square using two purebred dominant tall parents. What are the genotypes possible? What are the phenotypes possible? |
Genotypes- 100% tall Phenotypes- Tall |
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Fill in the blank: The energy for photosynthesis comes from the ................? |
Sun. |
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What are the two raw materials needed for photosynthesis? |
6CO2 and 6H2O. |
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What are the two product materials made by photosynthesis? |
CHO and 6CO2. |
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All living or once living organisms contain the base element........... |
Carbon. |
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Cells,....”........”Organs,........ Organ Systems,........ “.................”.
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Tissues;organism’s. |
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The organelle found only in plant cells where photosynthesis takes place is the”...............” |
Chloroplast. |
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What is the job of the cell membrane? |
Let the good stuff in and the bad stuff out. |
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What part of the cell is the control center? |
Nucleus. |
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The job of the cell wall found only in plants is to..... |
Keep its rigid boxlike shape. |
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The human respiratory system (lungs) release “............” a gas into the air. |
Carbon Dioxide. |
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All cells have to have energy and they get that energy from the “.........” that we eat and the foods energy comes from the plants and originates from the “.....” |
Food,sun. |
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The only way organisms are created is either by ..…… reproduction or ….…. reproduction. |
Asexual,sexual. |
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4 dividing stages of mitosis: |
Prophase,metaphase,anaphase,telophase. |
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How many pairs of chromosomes are in every cell in the human body? |
23 Pair. |
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