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science midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| domain | archaea |
| able to make own food | autotroph |
| making identical | cloning |
| breaks down glucose | cytoplasm |
| strong gene | dominant |
| contains nuclei | eukarya |
| twisted ladder | double helix |
| gene transfer | genetic engineering |
| cant make own food | hybrid |
| blend | incomplete dominance |
| cell division of gametes | meiosis |
| protein synthesis | mRNA |
| movement of molecules from a membrane | osmosis |
| outside appearance of genotype | phenotype |
| no nucleous | prokaryote |
| one of the kingdoms: single cells with nucleus | protista |
| two of the same genes | purebrid |
| mixig of DNA to get something entirely new | recombinant DNA |
| breakdown of glucose | respiration |
| select traits and breed | selective breeding |
| xx | girl |
| xy | boy |
| animals plants protest fungi monarins | the five kingdoms |
| who was the father of genetics? | Gregor Mendel |
| deoxyribonucleic acid | DNA |
| the process by which cells break down molecules to release energy without using oxygen | fermentation |
| an organism that cannot make its own food | meterotroph |
| a small round cell structure containing chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones | lysosomes |
| rod shaped organelles that convert energy in food molecules to energize the cell so it can carry out its function | mitochondria |
| controls what goes in and out of nucleus | nuclear membrane |
| control center of a cell | nucleus |
| a small grain like structure in the cytoplasm of a cell where proteins are made | ribosomes |
| a cell structure that forms passage ways in which proteins and other materials are carried through the cell | endoplasmic reticulum |
| a rigid layer of nonliving material that surrounds the cell of plants and other organisms | cell wall |
| a structure in a cell of plants and other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and uses it for food | chloroplast |
| a gene that is carried on the X or Y chromosome | sex-linked |
| RNA in the cytoplasm that carries an amino acids to the ribosomes and adds it to the protein chain | TRNA-transfer RNA |
| sac within the cytoplasm stores water food waste products and other materials | vacuole |