Match each vocabulary word to the correct definition.
1.
mitochondrial dna
2.
genes
3.
mitochondria
4.
hybridization
5.
polymerase chain reaction (pcr
a.
binds together dna with a complimentary dna sequence.
b.
the basic and fundamental part of heredity.
c.
creates strands of dna from small samples of dna at crime scenes.
d.
the small structures in the cell that are responsible for creating energy and carry several pieces of dna.
e.
inherited from one’s mother and is found outside of the cell nucleus.

With the description of the different cell walls, membranes, and associated proteins set in the students' minds, you now need to introduce them to the idea that the cell wall can also act as a foundation to build things upon. bacterial appendages require a strong foundation that will offer the support needed to move and function in a dynamic world. for example, flagella are long, whiplike protein structures that are used by many gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria for locomotion. in order to function effectively, a flagellum must be firmly anchored to the cell wall. how will you be able to get across the idea that the peptidoglycan cell wall is strong enough to support such a mechanism? with a protein rod that passes through the cell wall and protein rings used to anchor it in the membranes, these basal bodies are the rudimentary biological motors that use atp power to spin the hook and the flagella attached to it. bacterial flagella have a biological motor that spins within the cell wall and is powered by atp. this allows the flagella to spin in a whiplike motion to propel the bacterium.

The illustration shown is an ovum, a female sex cell. a mutation in this cell may be passed to the woman’s offspring during a) birth. b) mitosis. c) dna replication. d) sexual reproduction

Which of the following is a responsibility of a scientist