Bailey
(In human years)
Spongebob- 20
Patrick-18 (the only "grown up" part of his life is his own house)
Mr. Krabs- 56
Squidward- 34
Pearl- 17
Sandy- 25?
...You don't have to say all their ages! I've thought about this for awhile!
Answer
Spongebob= 23
Patrick doesn't know, but I think he's 23
Sandy= 22
Squidward=33
Mr.Krabs=64
Mrs. Puff=62
Larry=22
Pearl=20 (Years since the 16th birthday)
Plankton=67
Mermaid man... in his early 70's
Barnacle boy... in his late 60's
Spongebob= 23
Patrick doesn't know, but I think he's 23
Sandy= 22
Squidward=33
Mr.Krabs=64
Mrs. Puff=62
Larry=22
Pearl=20 (Years since the 16th birthday)
Plankton=67
Mermaid man... in his early 70's
Barnacle boy... in his late 60's
hwlp me out is a question about spongebob?
ANGEL O
if both spongebobs parents are pink tound + natural how is it possible that spongebob is yellow square and synthetic if his parents had 100 little sponges how many of them would also be square yellow and synthetic??????
please help me out
Answer
If Sponge Bob's parents are both pink, round, and natural these must be dominant traits. Both parents must also carry the recessive traits: yellow, square, and synthetic.
The recessive traits are not expressed unless both parents contribute a recessive gene (for each of those three traits) to the offspring.
If the offspring receives a dominant gene from one parent and a recessive gene from the other parent, the offspring will "express" the dominant trait but will be a carrier of the recessive trait... (like both of Sponge Bob's parents).
Phenotype - offspring's outward appearance
Genotype - offspring's genetic composition
In order to calculate the number of sponges that would "express" all three recessive traits you would have to draw a Punnett square.
If you were drawing a Punnett square for only one trait (such as color) you would find that the odds of a sponge being pink would be 3 out of 4 (or 75%), while the odds of a sponge being yellow would be 1 out of 4 or 25%.
In your example, you have three traits to take into consideration ... this is known as a trihybrid cross.
A Punnett square for a trihybrid cross has 8 possible female combinations and 8 possible male combinations ... for a total of 64 possible outcomes.
Let "P" = pink, "p" = yellow
Let "R" = round, "r" = square
Let "N" = natural, "n" = synthetic
27/64 = P,R,N (pink, round, natural) -----> 42 sponges
9/64 = P,R, nn (pink, round, synthetic) -----> 14 sponges
9/64 = P,rr,N (pink, square, natural) ------> 14 sponges
3/64 = P,rr,nn (pink, square, synthetic) ------> 5 sponges
9/64 = pp,R,N (yellow, round, natural) ------> 14 sponges
3/64 = pp,R,nn (yellow, round, synthetic)----> 5 sponges
3/64 = pp,rr,N (yellow, square, natural) -----> 5 sponges
1/64 = pp,rr,nn (yellow, square, synthetic) ---- 1 sponges
To calculate the odds that these traits will be expressed in 100 sponges you would have to convert the fraction to a percentage and multiply by 100.
27/64 = .42 x 100 = 42
9/64 = .14 x 100 = 14
3/64 = .05 x 100 = 5
1/64 = .015 x 100 = 1.5
ANSWER : Only 1 sponge in 100 would be yellow, square, and synthetic.
Check out:
http://www.science.oregonstate.edu/bi10x/otherresources/punnett%20squares.htm
I hope that helps ... it was a fun question. Good luck.
If Sponge Bob's parents are both pink, round, and natural these must be dominant traits. Both parents must also carry the recessive traits: yellow, square, and synthetic.
The recessive traits are not expressed unless both parents contribute a recessive gene (for each of those three traits) to the offspring.
If the offspring receives a dominant gene from one parent and a recessive gene from the other parent, the offspring will "express" the dominant trait but will be a carrier of the recessive trait... (like both of Sponge Bob's parents).
Phenotype - offspring's outward appearance
Genotype - offspring's genetic composition
In order to calculate the number of sponges that would "express" all three recessive traits you would have to draw a Punnett square.
If you were drawing a Punnett square for only one trait (such as color) you would find that the odds of a sponge being pink would be 3 out of 4 (or 75%), while the odds of a sponge being yellow would be 1 out of 4 or 25%.
In your example, you have three traits to take into consideration ... this is known as a trihybrid cross.
A Punnett square for a trihybrid cross has 8 possible female combinations and 8 possible male combinations ... for a total of 64 possible outcomes.
Let "P" = pink, "p" = yellow
Let "R" = round, "r" = square
Let "N" = natural, "n" = synthetic
27/64 = P,R,N (pink, round, natural) -----> 42 sponges
9/64 = P,R, nn (pink, round, synthetic) -----> 14 sponges
9/64 = P,rr,N (pink, square, natural) ------> 14 sponges
3/64 = P,rr,nn (pink, square, synthetic) ------> 5 sponges
9/64 = pp,R,N (yellow, round, natural) ------> 14 sponges
3/64 = pp,R,nn (yellow, round, synthetic)----> 5 sponges
3/64 = pp,rr,N (yellow, square, natural) -----> 5 sponges
1/64 = pp,rr,nn (yellow, square, synthetic) ---- 1 sponges
To calculate the odds that these traits will be expressed in 100 sponges you would have to convert the fraction to a percentage and multiply by 100.
27/64 = .42 x 100 = 42
9/64 = .14 x 100 = 14
3/64 = .05 x 100 = 5
1/64 = .015 x 100 = 1.5
ANSWER : Only 1 sponge in 100 would be yellow, square, and synthetic.
Check out:
http://www.science.oregonstate.edu/bi10x/otherresources/punnett%20squares.htm
I hope that helps ... it was a fun question. Good luck.
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