Genomics

• What we learnt:

  • Transverse, coronal and sagittal 

  • Cells are where your genes are stored

  • DNA/genetics (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) is what makeup you

  •  Ecology is the study of nature

  • White cells are the immune system

  • Red cells carry oxygen

  • The web of life, how life started

  • Tree of life ( How life started)

  • The diversity of life (e.g plants, mammals, reptiles).

  • Vertebrate ( Back bone)

  • Invertebrate ( No backbone) 

  • Exoskeleton 

  • Animal kingdom

  • Hexapod - Six

  • Organism - Living things

  • Tetrapod - Any animal with four legs

  • Aquatic - animals that dwell in the water

  • Terrestrial - animals that dwell on land

  • Cetaceans - whales and dolphins

  • Herbivore - animals that only eat plants

  • Insects- An animal with 6 legs.

  • Arachnids- Animals such as spiders or scorpions

  • Ovoviviparous- An egg which is internally hatched 

  • Extinct - Not living anymore

  • Diurnal - Active at sunrise and sunset

  • Nocturnal - Active at night

  • Mollusc- An invertebrate of a large phylum.

  • Gastroped- Animals such as snail,slug and etc

  • Monocotyledon- A flower with an embryo which holds two seed leaves