The purpose of this assignment is to understand the principles of Mendelian and human genetics and the structure of DNA and how genetic code is converted to protein. After completing the three Unit 6 Labs on Connect (above), apply critical thinking to answer the following: 1. Fruit Flies and Genetics Research: Imagine you are working in a genetics lab with the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, a model organism for genetics research. You want to determine whether a trait you have discovered in fruit flies is dominant or recessive. • Explain how you would design an experiment to answer this question. • Predict what types of outcomes are possible. Which would indicate that the trait is dominant? Which would indicate that it is recessive? 2. Model Genetic Organisms: Why are fruit flies considered a model genetic organism? Would humans fit this description?

Researchers determine that the biodiversity in a woodland region is declining. they identify two major threats to the region's biodiversity, a method to address each threat, and the expected outcome of each method. this information is shown in the table. threat method number of species that benefit number of years to see benefit habitat fragmentation reforestation 450 8 introduced prey species biological augmentation 150 2 which statement is an accurate explanation of the information in the table? a. biological augmentation would benefit only a few species because it is typically not very effective. b. biological augmentation would take less time to be effective because it targets the majority of prey species. c. reforestation would take the longest time to be effective because trees take several years to grow. d. reforestation would not benefit many species because most forest species live on the ground.

The buildup of sediments where a river empties into a slow-moving or nonmoving body of water is known as a/an

Ais a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river from the deposition of sediment carried by the river as the water flows.