Research a microbe that is not native to Pennsylvania - state its location, reservoirs, symptoms, and how it is transmitted to people. If it is not transmitted to people, describe how it is transmitted to non-human animals. Think about the environmental conditions in the area that your chosen organism is located and determine if that organism could possibly impact people (or non-human animals) if it was moved to Pennsylvania. If not, what would need to happen in order for that organism to have an impact?

1. the passing of is the basis of heredity. 2. our encode the instructions that define our traits. 3. each of us has thousands of genes, which are made of and reside in our chromosomes. 4. in addition to our genes, the we live in also define our traits. 5. humans have two complete sets of chromosomes. 6. when parents conceive a child, each parent contributes set of chromosomes. 7. every child receives of its chromosomes from the mother and half from the father. 8. this transfer takes place at when the father’s sperm joins the mother’s egg. 9. while most cells in our bodies have two sets of chromosomes, or a total of egg and sperm each have chromosomes. 10. when egg and sperm unite they create a single cell called a 11. each parent contributes complete set of chromosomes to their child. 12. since the parents contribute the chromosomes to each new child, every child inherits a unique set of chromosomes. 13. as a result, every baby will have a combination of traits.

Why do leaves change color in the fall? green pigments break down and no longer mask the color of chlorophyll. chlorophyll breaks down and no longer masks the colors of other pigments. red- and yellow-colored pigments grow and mask green-colored chlorophyll. green-colored chlorophyll breaks down and turns red and yellow.

Select the correct answer. tay-sachs disease is caused by a mutation in the hexa gene located on chromosome 15. tay-sachs follows an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. with the of the diagram, identify which of the offspring will be an unaffected carrier. a diagram showing the genes of parents who are carriers of tay-sachs disease a. a, b, and c b. b and c c. a and d d. a e. d