Abnormal Chromosome Number   1.  List the chromosomal abbreviations of the following aneuploid syndromes:   A.  Kleinfelter’s Syndrome   B.  Jacob’s Syndrome-   C.  Poly-X or Triplo X   D.  Turner Syndrome   E.  Embryonic Lethal (from sex chromosomes)   F.  Edward Syndrome   G.  Patau Syndrome   2.  List the physical characteristics of each […]

Review the basic structure of DNA by labeling these diagrams.  Use the following terms:   Nucleotide   Sugar (deoxyribose)   Phosphate group   Sugar-phosphate backbone   Thymine (T)   Adenine (A)   Guanine (G)   Cytosine (C)   Hydrogen bond   Complementary base pair   Double Helix   A.  What are the three components of […]

1.What is personalized medicine?  How is the genetic code involved?   2.  How long did it take, and how much did it cost to sequence the human genome finished in 2003?   3.How many genes make up the human genome?   4.  What are the doctors looking for in Andrew’s genome?   5.  How identical […]

1.            Define evolution.   2.            Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin both proposed the idea of natural selection.  Describe this idea.   3.            How did Jean-BabtisteLamark’s explanation of evolution differ from Darwin’s?   4.            List […]

1.  Why is photosynthesis so important to life on earth?   2.  Write the equation for the overall chemical reaction of photosynthesis.    3A. Label the chloroplast below with the following terms: inner and outer membranes, stroma, thylakoid, and granum.    B.  Where do the light reactions occur?    C.  Where does the Calvin cycle […]

Cellular Respiration and Fermentation   1.  A.  Is an autotroph a producer or a consumer?        B.  Example of an autotroph:   2.  A.  Is a heterotroph a producer or a consumer?         B.  Example of a heterotroph:   3.  What is the equation for cellular respiration?   4.  What is […]

Match the following structures of the cell to their definition.   A.  Flagella and Cilia   B.  Central Vacuole   C.  Cytoskeleton   D.  Plasma Membrane   E.  Ribosome   F.  Nucleoid   G.  Lysosome   H.  Golgi Apparatus   I.  Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)   J.  Smooth Endoplasmic   Reticulum   K.  Nucleolus   […]

1.  Define the Following:   A.  Atomic Number: This   B. Mass Number (Atomic Mass):   C.  Valence Electron:   D.  Covalent Bond:   E.  Ionic Bond:   F.  Hydrogen Bond:   G.  Organic Molecule:   H.  Inorganic Molecule:   2.  Complete the following table for the properties of protons, neutrons, and electrons.     […]

1.            Give at least three features that all animals have in common.   2.            What were the two major branch points in animal evolution?   3.            What animals lack tissues?   4.            What is the […]

Click on the link below for the National Cancer Institute website.  Use the “About Cancer” and “Cancer Types” tabs to answer the following questions.   http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/   You may type your answers directly on this document or handwrite them.   1.  What is cancer?  How does it develop?   2.  What is a tumor?  What […]