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Molecular Genetics
1. Explain the differences between heterozygous/ homozygous/ phenotype/genotype. Provide examples for each term.
6. What did Franklin, Crick, Watson and Wilkins “do” to explain the structure of DNA?
7. How does DNA replicate? steps? enzymes? leading and lagging strands?
12. How does DNA determine how you look and behave?
a. What is transcription?
b. What is translation?
15 a. What events took place that allowed the Human Genome Project to start and finish?
b. What was the purpose and outcomes of the Human Genome Project? What did we learn from this project?
1. How did you think scientific discoveries were made BEFORE you started this course? How have your views changed
after learning about the discovery of DNA, PCR or DNA fingerprinting?
2. Initial reluctance among the scientific community to accept that DNA was the molecule forming genes (carrying a great
deal of information stemmed to some extend from the knowledge that DNA was a relatively simple molecule made up
of only four nucleotides. Briefly explain how DNA is capable of encoding a great deal of information, in spite of its
apparently simple structure.
5. Peter Parker was transformed into Spiderman after being bitten by a genetically modified spider. Is this possible?
Why? Why not?
6. How does your DNA determine how you behave? (based on what we discussed in class)
5. What is the endosymbiotic theory? Who proposed it? How did most of the scientific community react to her
hypothesis?
7. What is important about the field of “evo-devo (evolutionary devlopment- sticklebacks- humans brains compared the
chimpanzee brains?
9. What selective pressure may have affected the one gene that codes for melanin (the protein) responsible for skin
colour?
12. What was responsible for the evolution of chips and bonobos from their common ancestor? (Include information about
the characteristics of each species in your answer)
14. What is the Hardy Weinberg equilibrium? What conditions are required to maintain it?
17. How can we use sickle cell anemia and malaria as examples of why Hardy Weinberg equilibrium is not maintained in
human populations?
3. What analogy could you use to describe the geological time scale and the emergence of different life forms?
6. Why is the movie “The Lion King not accurate? (Focus on genetics and evolution in your answer)
7. If a Homo sapiens (you) were transported back in time to 1.8 MYA (to Africa) would you survive? Why?
2. a. How is natural selection affected by humans with regards to our food supply?
b. Compare open pollination to hybrids and to genetic engineering.
4. How accurate is the risk/benefit model from the Nelson Grade 11 text? (on one of your hand-outs)
5. List the risks and benefits from genetically engineered food. Include different stakeholders in your answer.
1. What are some of the factors responsible for world hunger? (3 factors)
Homeostasis
1. What is homeostasis?
6. What should you eat and drink to maintain maximum performance? Why?
7. Pick one vitamin or mineral. What does it do in your body at the cellular level? (Please provide specific details from
your research)
2. Do you think that using drugs to control homeostasis is a good thing ? Why? (Use one example in your answer)
5. Should you take a vitamin/mineral supplement? Why? (Provide specific details about your diet to support your
answer).
8. How should we study? Why? Provide details at the cellular level and realte your answer to the figure from February!
Cellular Respiration
1. What are the steps and products of cellular respiration? Where does each stage occur?
Population Dynamics
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4. What should you consider when deciding what products to buy in terms of their life cycle?
5. Should corporations be responsible for the waste they produce? Why? Why not?