Emily and John waded onto the lake shore.  The afternoon sun felt warm. Catie’s hologram appeared while they were drying off and putting on their shoes.

“Hi Catie!” John said.

“Hello John.  Hello Emily,” Catie said, “How was your swim?”

“It was great,” Emily replied, “Have you decided our next adventure yet?”

“Not yet.  I am still analyzing the data, and predicting the locations we should visit to have the highest chance of success,” Catie said.  If you want something to do while you wait, you could review some of the new words we used on our last adventure. I also can create an internet scavenger hunt for you if you want.”

“Let’s do it!” John said, “How do we start?”  

“Do you have the tablets I gave you?” Catie asked.

“Of course,” Emily said, gesturing to the small computer strapped to her arm.  Catie had printed them with the 3D printer so that they could access her records whenever they needed.

“Great,” Catie said, “Just tell the computer that you want to review what we learned on our last adventure and it will let you see the words we learned and review what we saw.  If you want to do the scavenger hunt, you will find the directions in the computer also. Just ask!”

“Thanks Catie!” John said.

“You are welcome John,” Catie said, “I will let you know when I have completed my planning!”

Then Catie’s hologram disappeared.  Emily looked at the computer screen.

 

DNA in the Deep Glossary

Aquarium 

Beaker

Chromosomes

Diagnostics

DNA

Enzyme

Futuristic

Hologram

Largemouth Bass

Molecules

Multicellular

Nauseous

Organelles

Rectangular

Replication

Robotics

Spaceship

Spherical

Viruses

 

DNA in the Deep Scavenger Hunt

With your parents’ permission, you can find the answers to the scavenger hunt on the Wikipedia pages listed below.  Just go to each page and try to find the words that fill in the blanks! Can you find them all?

DNA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA

1. DNA stores biological _____________.
2. DNA can be twisted like a rope in a process called _______________.
3. DNA can be damaged by many sorts of ____________, which change the DNA sequence.
4. The information carried by DNA is held in the sequence of pieces of DNA called ________.
5. Cell division is essential for an organism to grow, but, when a cell divides, it must replicate the _______ in its genome so that the two daughter cells have the same genetic information as their parent.

Organelles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organelle

1. In cell biology, an _________ is a specialized subunit within a cell that has a specific function, in which their function is vital for the cell to live.
2. The name organelle comes from the idea that these structures are parts of cells, as ______ are to the body.
3. The larger organelles, such as the _______ and _________, are easily visible with the light microscope.
4. They were among the first biological discoveries made after the invention of the __________.

Cells

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_(biology)

1. The cell (from Latin cella, meaning “small room”) is the basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all known __________.
2. A cell is the smallest unit of ______.
3. Cells are often called the “___________.”
4. The cell was discovered by ________ in 1665, who named the biological units for their resemblance to cells inhabited by Christian monks in a __________.
5. Two different kinds of genetic material exist: deoxyribonucleic acid (______) and ribonucleic acid (_______).