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?