10 Questions
What is the frequency range for audio percept in humans?
20 Hz to 20 kHz
What is the term for sound waves above 20 kHz?
Ultrasound
What are sound waves below 20 Hz known as?
Infrasound
What is the term for a scientist who works in the field of acoustics?
Acoustician
What is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gasses, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound, and infrasound?
Acoustics
What is the defining characteristic of sexual reproduction?
Results in the production of a zygote with two sets of chromosomes
In which organisms does sexual reproduction NOT occur?
Prokaryotes
What is a key difference between sexual reproduction in animals and plants?
The number of chromosome sets in the zygote
What is the role of gametes in sexual reproduction?
To form a diploid zygote
Which process in bacteria is analogous to sexual reproduction?
Bacterial conjugation
Study Notes
Human Audio Perception
- The frequency range for audio perception in humans is typically between 20 Hz and 20,000 Hz (20 kHz).
Sound Waves
- Sound waves above 20 kHz are termed ultrasound.
- Sound waves below 20 Hz are known as infrasound.
Acoustics
- A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is known as an acoustician.
- Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gasses, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound, and infrasound.
Sexual Reproduction
- The defining characteristic of sexual reproduction is the combination of genetic material from two parents to produce offspring with unique characteristics.
- Sexual reproduction does not occur in bacteria.
- A key difference between sexual reproduction in animals and plants is that animals typically have mobile gametes (sperm and egg cells), whereas plants have non-motile gametes.
- Gametes play a crucial role in sexual reproduction as they fuse to form a zygote, which develops into a new individual.
- The process in bacteria analogous to sexual reproduction is horizontal gene transfer.
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