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Comment on FCAT Review Stations by Mr. G

Mr. G — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:19:00 +0000

Yes for meiosis. Let’s say a parent is heterozygous right handed (genotype Rr). During meiosis sex cells will be made that contain either R or r (many of each but not both) these are called alleles.

Comment on FCAT Review Stations by Joshua C

Joshua C — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:59:16 +0000

wait, do alleles have anything to do with this?

Comment on FCAT Review Stations by Joshua C

Joshua C — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:53:45 +0000

same here. THanks.

Comment on FCAT Review Stations by Mr. G

Mr. G — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:21:28 +0000

Not very many questions today.

A couple students wondered about solutions and solvents; to find out follow this link:
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_solution.html

Supersaturated solutions was another question. If you attempt to dissolve sugar in water, you reach a point where you cannot dissolve any more sugar. This is called a saturated solution. However, if you heat this solution, more sugar will dissolve. When the solution is cooled, the sugar will remain in solution. This is an example of a supersaturated solution.

Comment on FCAT Review Stations by Garrett C

Garrett C — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:44:20 +0000

Thank you so much I really appreciate it.

Comment on FCAT Review Stations by Mr. G

Mr. G — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:04:59 +0000

Meiosis is cellular reproduction which makes gametes (sex cells — sperm and egg) with half the normal number of chromosomes. This is related to sexual reproduction and results in offspring that are not identical to the parents.

Mitosis is cellular reproduction, often referred to as cell division, where daughter cells have a full set of chromosomes and are identical to the parent. This is related to asexual reproduction of mostly single celled organism and to the growth of tissue in other organisms. This is how your skin grows.

Comment on FCAT Review Stations by Garrett C

Garrett C — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:50:25 +0000

I also dont understand meiosis and I did reasearch on that too.

Comment on FCAT Review Stations by Garrett C

Garrett C — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:48:21 +0000

Still dont understand mitosis even after doing research

Comment on What do you remember? by Mr. G

Mr. G — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:15:55 +0000

Need to know more about punnett squares go here:
http://mysciencespace.com/2010/03/not-your-average-squares/

Classification of living things go here:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/General_Biology/Classification_of_Living_Things/Classification_and_Domains_of_Life

Stars go to resource page key content summary astronomy.

Plate Tectonics go to resource page key content summary plate tectonics.

Forces of flight go here:
http://www.mansfieldct.org/Schools/MMS/staff/hand/flight4forcesoverview.htm

Comment on What do you remember? by Mr. G

Mr. G — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:29:23 +0000

Not many questions today, except for “scientific disciplines”. This refers to different field of study. When we look at the theory of plate tectonics it developed through the contributions of many different fields such as paleontology (study of prehistoric life), seismology (study of earthquakes), geology (study of rocks), and many more.