Project Blog

My Reebops demonstrate a genetic variety by all the different features they have. My P1 started off with the phenotype that was light green skin, short legs, dots, a horn, wings, feathered antennaes, and black eyes. It genotype is HH, ll, rr, GG, DD, WW, FF, and XX. Once that bug mated with another one it created HH, LI, Rr, Gx, DD, WW, FF, XX. That's the genotype. The phenotype for the F1 is a horn, light green skin, long legs, dots, wings, feathered antennaes, and red eyes. Then, we mated that bug and as a genotype I got HH, Ll, RR, Gx, DD, WW, FC, and Yx. This means that it has a stinger, light green skin, long legs, dots, wings, feathered antennaes, and red eyes. That is my F2 bug. Now, my F3 bug is HH, Ll, Rr, xx, DD, Ww, FF, Xx. This means that this bug has a horn, yellow skin, dots, wings, long legs, feathered antennaes, and red eyes.
By having all these different things about each bug it helps identify the bugs. Some of them could have the littlest thing different but it means a lot. That is where the genetic variety comes and help. Each bug has to have one or two things alike to be related.

The punnet square is very helpful in finding what would be traits. It was very easy to see what was dominate and non-dominate. If it was a uppercase letter it was dominate and if it was lowercase it was non-dominate. In our classes we are making bugs and we have to make punnet squares to find out what traits we have. If you listen in classes it's easier to learn what you need to do for each punnet squares. The picture above is a punnet square showing you how letters are placed.

Mitosis and Meiosis

The difference between mitosis and meiosis is that meiosis had 50% of chromosomes and mitosis had 100% of chromosomes. These two things have similar steps. The steps are: ProphaseI, MetaphaseI, AnaphaseI, TelaphaseI, ProphaseII, MetaphaseII, AnaphaseII, and TelaphaseII. That is meiosis and the cell that is created is diploid cell. The steps for mitosis is Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telaphase. The cell that is created here is a haploid cell. A reason so having 50% chromosomes in meiosis because the need room for egg chromosomes. Also some of the steps are a little different. The chromosomes cross over so there will be 50, 50 on each side. If not something could possibly go wrong in the steps. You also have a gene in your body. Half of it is from your father and the other half is from your mother. That's how you look like your parents or you could just look like one of them. This happens because there is more DNA in the chromosome of one of your parents than the other.

Science Blog

This week in science we started a new unit called reproduction. We talk about what it is and how it is related to human and cell reproduction. We discussed a lot about the subject. We talked about how how those two are related and sex vs. reproduction. We also talked about when when a cell reproduces by splitting apart. And what problems could come from that.

I learned these ideas by listening in classes, group discussions, class discussions. Most of the information you get from listening in classes. That is a big part of what you do to get the information. I think that if you don't listen in class then you won't understand anything else.

This information is important because anything could happen in the world. Like a big thing happens that has to do with this subject. Or if you decide to become something that has to do with what we are talking about in class. Or you would just to need to know these types of things for what life has to offer in the future.

This week in science we learned about the process of many different things and what is involved in the process.We learned about the process of respiration, fermentation, protein synthesis, and photosynthesis. All of these are important to plant and animal cells.They help us get energy and others food. Some may help by using one lease thing like oxygen. But they help us or something in a way. We also were studying about the functions of different organelles in animal and plant cells.We discussed a lot about how DNA is copied And that process. We also had a test and project. So we did a lot of research on that.
I learned these things by following directions in class. We have many discussions throughout the day. It may be class or group. You never really know. We always have to be paying attention because when zoning out you may lose or not understand what you have to do next. It may be hard for you to get back on track to what you are supposed to be doing.
It is important to know these ideas because as you get older you may need to know more ideas for maybe certain jobs.Or there could be a big current event happen and you could help people learn or tell them about what is going on. You should always know what is going on in the world today in case something were to happen.

This week in science we learned about many different things.The real major thing that we learned about was DNA.I like learning about it becuase we do many different things.We have a test coming up soon.We learned how it is made and what it makes.Also where it is located in the body and other animals.
I learned these ideas by listening in classes,group and class discutions.We do experiments but not as many as we use to. It is important to listen so that on tests and quizzes we do good.
It is important to know these ideas so if we want to become something that has to do with the things that we are learning.Or if it becomes a big thing in the world.

This week in science I learned about photosynthesis and respiration. We talked about this things in class. We talked about how and why we respiration. We talked about what we breathe in and out and what other organisms and cells breathe. You got in a group and make an experiment to create to figure out how much oxygen we breathe.

We learned these different things by class discussions, small and large groups. We mostly worked with the whole class to figure different things out.

You would need to know these different things because something could possibly go wrong in an experiment or something like that. Or you could just wanna know it because you think it's fun. Or you want to become something that has to do with these types of things.