Download - BLOCK 1/7 – 1/8
BLOCK 1/7 – 1/8• What did you learn over your Break?
• What are the different stages of the Cell Cycle?
Thursday 1/9• What does the term “epigenetics” mean?
• All of your cells contain identical genes/DNA, so what makes your cells different (hair, teeth, skin)?
• Explain “nature vs. nurture”
Friday 1/10Starting with one cell:• What is the end result of Mitosis?– How many cells?– Haploid or Diploid?– Identical or different from original cell?
• What is the end result of Meiosis?– How many cells?– Haploid or Diploid?– Identical or different from original cell?
Monday 1/13• What are three ways in which genetic variation can
occur via meiosis/sexual reproduction:
• When do the above three occur?
BLOCK 1/14 - 1/15• In Humans, gametes contain _____
autosome(s) and ______ sex chromosome(s)
• Alternate versions of a gene or trait (such as eye color or hair texture) are called _________
• Separation of Homologous Chromosomes occurs during ____________ of Meiosis ____
• Sister Chromatids separate during _________ of Meiosis _____
Thursday 1/23
• A = Dominant a = recessive (Airhead) (brainiac)• Show a Heterozygous genotype:• Show a Homozygous recessive:• Show a Homozygous dominant:• Draw a Punnett Square crossing Aa X Aa:
• What is the Phenotypic Ratio:• What is the Genotypic Ratio:
Monday 1/27• Explain what a Test Cross is and why you
would perform one:
• What are the possible gamete combinations for an individual with the following genotype:
DdRr ________ ________ ________ ________Remember to use the F-O-I-L method !!• How many squares are in a Punnett Square
used for a Dihybrid Cross?
BLOCK 1/28 – 1/29• Compare Codominance and Incomplete Dominance,
give examples:
• What are the genotypes possible for the following Blood Types:
• Type A:• Type B:• Type AB:• Type O:
Thursday 2/6
• What is the estimated age of Earth?
• How long ago did Dinosaurs become extinct?
• Of all the life forms to ever exist on Earth, what percentage have gone extinct?
• How many years have humans been on Earth?
Friday 2/7• List and correct three misconceptions about
Evolution:
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Monday 2/10• With the extinction of the Dinosaurs, what class of
animals became dominant?
• Describe Darwin’s idea of “Natural Selection”:
• What were reptile’s main adaptations for life on land?
• What class of animals did reptiles evolve from?
• What current animals are thought to be the closest relatives to small Dinosaurs?
BLOCK 2/11 – 2/12• The Geologic Times Scale is broken into 4 Era’s.
Name them, oldest to most recent?
• What Era could be termed “The Age of Dinosaurs”?
• List the periods of the Paleozoic, and name one Evolutionary Milestone that occurred in each one.
• When did the Cenozoic Era begin and end?
Quarter 4
• Spring 2014 Quarter 4
BLOCK 3/25 – 3/26• List the 8 levels of Taxonomic Classification, from
broadest to most specific:
• List the Six Kingdoms:
• Which 2 of the Six are Prokaryotic?
• Which 4 of the Six are Eukaryotic?
Thursday 3/27
• Give 2 examples of how bacteria can be helpful:
• Give 2 examples of how bacteria can be harmful:
• Explain “antibiotic resistance”:
• Who proposed the two-name classification system (binomial nomenclature)?
BLOCK 4/1 – 4/2• Of the 3 Domains, which 2 are most closely
related?
• Which category of Protists contains both unicellular and multicellular organisms?
• What are the 3 types of “Fungus-like” protists?
• What does it mean if a protist is pathogenic?• List 2 examples of a pathogenic protist:
Friday 4/4• List the 4 Main types of Fungi, their “nickname, and
an example of each:1. 2. 3. 4. • A lichen is a symbiotic relationship between a(n)
______________________ - type of fungi and a ______________________ partner such as a(n) _________________ or a(n) ________________.
Thursday 4/10• List the 8 Levels of Classification for living things
• List the Six Kingdoms and give an example of an organism for each
• List the 2 Prokaryotic Domains:
• Name the Eukaryotic Domain:
• What Kingdom do algae belong in?
Friday 4/25• List 9 Phyla of the Animal Kingdom as discussed:
• What are 3 types of body Symmetry
• What are the 4 directional terms used to describe the surfaces/ends of a specimen:
Block 5/6 – 5/7• What are three types of Population Distribution?
• What factors will increase a population? Decrease?
• Define Carrying Capacity (K):
• What are traits of r-strategists?
• What are traits of K-strategists?
Thursday 5/8• What is the difference between a population and a
community?• What trophic level would a secondary consumer
occupy?• Only ______ % of the energy available within one
trophic level is transferred to organisms at the next trophic level.
• Make a 4 step food chain, starting with a producer (list the organisms involved):
Friday 5/9• What is Earth’s current human population
(approximately)?
• What factors led to the steep increase in the population’s growth rate over the past 250 years?
• What are some potential issues we will face as we reach Earth’s carrying capacity?