Biology Course 2 (Student Q&A) [Bonus] (~4h)

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Fossils and Extinction 4 Topics

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Are the fossils from one area or from all over the world?

How do we determine fossil age?

Can we bring back extinct species like the Galapagos tortoise using its DNA?

What does it mean for something to go extinct?

DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes 18 Topics

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How does DNA change as life evolves?

How do we get new genes?

If human DNA is basically the same between all people, why do people look different?

Why do different species have different numbers of chromosomes?

Is it possible that an error in human hand genes result in humans having monkey hands?

Does the shape of chromosomes determine whether someone is male or female?

Are there differences in genes with people who can remember their past life after reincarnation?

Is it possible to mix genes from any two species?

Are the genes of an insect and a tree different?

How do genes for skin color work?

Why are there genetic problems in offspring of two related parents?

Do plants have genes to make eyes?

What does allele mean?

Is the number of A-T base pairs the same as the number of C-G base pairs in the genome?

How did Darwin come up with his postulates without knowing about genes or DNA?

Where does mitochondrial DNA come from?

How does DNA replicate during cell division?

1) Does the number of genes depend on the size of the cell? 2) Do larger organisms have more cells? 3) Do DNA replication errors damage the cell?

Central Dogma 5 Topics

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Where does mRNA come from?

1) Is DNA only in the nucleus? 2) Why are codons in sets of 3 bases? 3) Why do some changes in the third base not change the amino acid?

1) What is the effect of DNA mutations on protein? 2) Where does RNA go after it is transcribed?

What is the difference between amino acids and genes?

How do DNA mutations affect the protein?

General Evolution 11 Topics

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When did evolution begin?

Can there be evolution if a population decreases?

Is evolution caused by genes or the environment?

How does light affect the evolution of eyes?

Can stones and rocks evolve arms and legs?

What is the relationship between gene mutations and natural selection?

When did the first living organism originate?

How does speciation occur?

What are the 5 evolutionary forces and how do they affect allele frequency?

What does the common ancestor look like?

When was the Earth formed?

Organisms 10 Topics

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Why were the snake’s legs getting smaller but the reptiles legs were getting longer in evolution?

How are fish able to suddenly appear in ponds after a flood?

How does the sandalwood tree grow?

Why are there differences in facial hair?

Differences between plants and animals?

Can plants communicate?

Did males or females evolve first?

Do all species have males and females?

What is the evidence that birdsongs affect mating choice?

How do you define a human? How do you define an animal?

Development 4 Topics

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Is it possible to make a baby outside the mother’s body?

How does the environment affect a baby’s development?

How do cells differentiate into different organs?

Can we look at the proteins in a tissue that will become part of the eye and know that it will become part of the eye during development?

Humans and Evolution 7 Topics

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Why were the monk’s twin nephews acting differently after a few months?

Why do we feel pain?

How does choosing monastic life fit with evolutionary biology?

Is hair length inherited? Is intelligence inherited?

What is the relationship between brain size, intelligence, and ability to survive?

Aging and Evolution

Microbiome