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Flashcards by hollyathome23, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by hollyathome23
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Description
| Question | Answer |
| What are the 5 kingdom (remember Keep Ponds Clean Or Frogs Get Sick) | Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species |
| Why do scientists not classify viruses in any of the five kingdoms | Viruses are not alive, they need a host cell. They do not show all the life process eg growth or feeding |
| Name the five different vertebrates group and tell me what a vertebrate is | Vertebrate is an animal with a back bone. They are split into mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians, birds |
| Where are genes located? | They are in chromosomes, which are made of DNA and the chromosomes are in the nucleus of the cell. |
| What is an allele | An allele is an alternative form of a gene, which causes differences in inherited characteristics. |
| What are dominant and recessive alleles? | dominant=an allele that is always seen recessive= an allele only seen when there are 2 copies |
| homozygous and heterozygus alleles? | homozygous= two alleles the same heterozygus= is two different alleles |
| phenotype and genotype alleles? | phenotype= how the characteristics actually look eg blue eyes. genotype= the alleles for a characteristics eg Rr |
| Whats sickle cell disease? | sickle shaped red blood cells, this means less oxygen can be carried. |
| Effects of sickle cell disease | tired, short of breath, joints can be painful as the sickle blood cells get stuck in blood vessels |
| Whats cystic fibrosis? | causes the body to produce thick mucus that particulary effect the lungs and digestive tract. |
| Symptoms of cystic fibrosis? | troublesome cough, repeated chest infections, poor weight gain. |