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Thursday 1/3. WOTD : accolade: n: any honor, award or expression of approval. Bellringer: What is mitosis (in your own words). Vocabulary : DNA. WOTD : hyperbole : n: a figure of speech in which one says more than one means, overstating and exaggerating. Friday 1/4. Bellringer:
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Thursday 1/3 WOTD: accolade: n: any honor, award or expression of approval Bellringer: What is mitosis (in your own words) Vocabulary: DNA
WOTD: hyperbole: n: a figure of speech in which one says more than one means, overstating and exaggerating Friday 1/4 Bellringer: How many daughter cells are made in mitosis? Meiosis? Vocabulary: DNA-molecule that stores genetic info in ALL organisms!
Monday 1/7 WOTD: : adj: jejune- devoid of significance or interest; dull Bellringer: List 3 differences between DNA & RNA Vocabulary: RNA: nucleic acid molecule that allows for the transmission of genetic info & protein synthesis
Tuesday 1/8 WOTD: corpulent: adj: excessively bulky; fat Bellringer: When does DNA replication occur in Meiosis? V: Homologous chromosomes: chromosomes containing same information (one from mom, one from dad!)
Wed 1/9 WOTD: corpus: n:a body or collection of writings. Bellringer: Describe what happens in EACH phase of Meoisis (I & II) V: Crossing over occurs when tetrads forms & genetic information is exchanged
Thurs 1/10 WOTD: concordance: n: a state of agreement; HARMONY Bellringer: DNA is made up of a monomer called _______. Which includes 3 parts which are: V: Gametogenesis: formation of gametes by the process of meiosis
Friday 1/11 WOTD: Kowtow: v: to show attentive deference; FAWN Bellringer: If your strand of DNA is ACGTGCCATAAG, what is the complementary mRNA sequence? V: Frameshift mutation: single base is added or deleted from DNA
Monday 1/14 WOTD: juxtaposition Bellringer: What are the steps to DNA replication? V: Somatic cell-body cells/make up most of your body tissues and organs
Tuesday 1/15 WOTD:dossier: n: a set of documents containing info about a person or event. Bellringer: Describe the steps to protein synthesis. V: transcription- process of copying a nucleotide sequence of DNA to from a complementary strand of mRNA.
Wednesday 1/16 WOTD: lugubrious: adj: mournfus, dismal Bellringer: What is the building block of protein and what kind of bond holds them together? V:translation: process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced.
Thursday 1/17 WOTD: perdition :n: eternal damnation Bellringer: How do ribosomes know when to begin and end translating an mRNA strand? V:transfer RNA(tRNA)-brings amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosome to help make a growing protein chain
Friday 1/18 WOTD: moiety :n; HALF Bellringer: Summarize Mendel’s Law of Segregation: V: trait: a distinguishing characteristic that is inherited such as eye color, leaf shape, etc.
Tuesday 1/22 WOTD: enervate :v: To deprive of strength; TO WEAKEN Bellringer: Why did Mendel use pea plants in his experiments? V: allele: the different versions of a trait, blue, green, and hazel eyes.
Wednesday 1/23 WOTD: sanguine :adj: Cheerful; hopeful Bellringer: Describe the difference between heterozygous and homozygous alleles. V: hereditary: passed from one generation to the next
Thursday 1/24 WOTD: nanotechnology :n: Science on an atomic or molecular scale Bellringer: What is the difference between true breeding and hybrid? V: heterozygous having two different alleles (one dominant, one recessive)
Friday 1/25 WOTD: assiduous :adj: Unceasingly attentive; devoted Bellringer: What goes on the outside of a punnett square? The inside? V: dihybrid cross- examines the inheritance of 2 different traits.
Monday 1/28 WOTD: dissident :adj: Dissenting; differing; DISAGREEING Bellringer: do a test cross for a Homozygous recessive mom with a heterozygous dad, what is the phenotype ratio of curly (C) to striaght hair? (c) • V: Law of Independent Assortment • alleles for different traits segregate independently of one another
Tuesday 1/29 WOTD: paradox :n: A seemingly contradictory or absurd statement that is actually well-founded Bellringer: Describe Mendel’s 3 laws? V: incomplete dominance neither allele is dominant to the other, both are expressed equally, often a blending of the two traits occurs
Wednesday 1/30 WOTD: supersede :v: To take the place of; TO REPLACE Bellringer: What are all of the possible genotypes for blood? V: codominance two or more alleles are expressed at the same time, both are expressed in patches on the organism
Thursday 1/31 WOTD: nihilism :n: Idea that existence is senseless and useless Bellringer: Describe why sex-linked traits have a unique inheritance pattern. V:sex linked traits-traits that are found on either the x or y chromosome.
Friday 2/1 WOTD: manacle :n: a device for confining the hands; HANDCUFFS Bellringer: Why is a karyotype important? V:non-disjunction: failure of chromosomes to separate during meiosis.
Monday 2/4 WOTD: mandate :n: a formal order from a higher court; an authoritative command, order, or injunction Bellringer: what are some common sex linked disorders? V:multiple alleles refer to a trait (one gene) which is coded for by more than two alleles.
Tuesday 2/5 WOTD: nonsectarian :adj: not affiliated with a particular religious group Bellringer: What does gel electrophoresis do to DNA? V:restriction enzymes: enzymes that cut DNA molecules at specific nucleotide sequences
Wednesday 2/6 WOTD: dexterity :n: skill in the use of the hands or body; ADROITNESS Bellringer: If a man with blood type A and a womna with blood type B oroduce an offspring, what are the possible blood types for the offspring? V:polygenic Traits that are controlled by many genes
Thursday 2/7 WOTD: notarize :v: to show that a document is authentic Bellringer: It what ways is genetic engineering useful to you? V:restriction enzymes-used to cut fragments of DNA
Friday 2/8 WOTD: rapacious :adj: excessively grasping or greedy Bellringer: How are animals genetically engineered? V: autosomes-all non-sex chromosomes (humans have 44)
Monday 2/11 WOTD: obsequious :adj: marked by a fawning attentiveness Bellringer: V:
Tuesday 2/12 WOTD: surreptitious :adj: done secretly, without approval Bellringer: V:
Wednesday 2/13 WOTD: complicity :n: participation with another in an act that is or seems to be deceitful Bellringer: what have you heard about evolution? V:Evolution- the process of biological change by which descendants come to differ from their ancestors.
Thursday 2/14 WOTD: duplicity :n: deceitfulness in speech or conduct; double-dealing Bellringer: V:
Tuesday 2/19 WOTD: theme :n: a focal idea that controls the place of writing and provides its central insight Bellringer: What are the steps to Natural Selection? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. V:radiometric dating: technique that uses the natural decay rate of isotopes to calculate the age of material.,
Wednesday 2/20 WOTD: orthography :v: HANDWRITING Bellringer: In what era and period are we currently in? V:fossil: traces of plants/animals from the past. Found in sedimentary rocks.
Thursday 2/21 WOTD: supplicate :v: to ask humbly or earnestly for, as in praying; TO BESEECH Bellringer: What are at least 5 pieces of evidence for evolution? V:homologous structure-structural features with a common origin.
Friday 2/22 WOTD: oxydize :v: to combine with oxygen Bellringer: difference between homologous and analagous? V: antibiotic resistance- process by which bacteria mutate so they are no longer affected by medicine.
Monday 2/25 WOTD: paradigm :n: outstandingly clear example; ARCHETYPE; EXAMPLE Bellringer: What is difference between mimicry & camoflauge? • reproductive isolation • groups can no longer sexually reproduce
Tuesday 2/26 WOTD: reprisal :n: an action or act of retaliation against someone for injuries received Bellringer: What are the mechanisms for change in a population? • allele frequency • number of times an allele appears in a gene pool
Wednesday 2/27 WOTD: expedite :v: to help or hurry the progress of something Bellringer: What are the 3 types of selection- by Dominique Kinsey • genetic equilibrium • gene pool which is not changing in allele frequencies
Thursday 2/28 WOTD: impede :v: to block the way of; TO HINDER Bellringer: What leads to a new species? V: convergent evolution- different species develop the same traits.
Friday 3/1 WOTD: pecuniary :adj: relating to money; FISCAL Bellringer: V:
Monday 3/4 WOTD: alliteration :n: the repetition of initial consonant sounds Bellringer: What is the order of Darwin’s Natural Selection? V: population-group of the same species living in an area.
Tuesday 3/5 WOTD: precipitous :adj: very sleep or perpendicular Bellringer: V:
Wednesday 3/6 WOTD: quotidian :adj: occuring everyday, DAILY Bellringer: V:
Thursday 3/7 WOTD: recapitulate :v: SUMMARIZE Bellringer: V:
Friday 3/8 WOTD: recalcitrant :adj: stubbornly resistant to authority or guidance Bellringer: V:
Tuesday 3/12 WOTD: interstice :n: intervening space ; a chink; a crevice Bellringer: V:
Wednesday 3/13 WOTD: anaphora :n: a rhetorical device of repeating the same word or words at the start of two or more lines of poetry Bellringer: V:
Thursday 3/14 WOTD: restitution :n: restoration of a thing to its proper owner or its original state Bellringer: V:
Friday 3/15 WOTD: restive :adj: uneasy; RESTLESS Bellringer: V:
Monday 3/18 WOTD: reparation :n: the act of making amends Bellringer: V: