Question | Answer |
What is the function of mRNA | carries the genetic code from nucleus to ribosome |
What is the function of the ribosome | Site of protein Synthesis |
What is the function of tRNA | Transports amino acids to the ribosome |
What is a codon | 3 bases on mRNA that codes for a specific amino acid |
Where would you find an anti-codon | On tRNA |
What are the 3 stages of Aerobic Respiration | Glycolysis
Kreb's Cycle
Cytochrome System |
What are the 2 stages of Photosynthesis | Photolysis
Calvin's Cycle |
Where does Glycolysis take place | Cytoplasm |
Where does Kreb's cycle take place | Matrix of
Mitochondrion |
Where does Cytochrome System take place | Cristae of
Mitochondrion |
What are the "raw materials" for photosynthesis | Carbon Dioxide and
Water |
What are the "raw materials" for aerobic respiration | Glucose and
Oxygen |
What is the name of the hyrogen carrier in Photosythesis | NADP |
Where does Photolysis take place | Granum of
Chloroplast |
Where does Calvin's cycle take place | Stroma of
Chlroplast |
What 4 things does a virus require from its host cell to reproduce | DNA Nucleotides,
ATP,
Enzymes,
Amino Acids |
What are the stages in Viral replication (bacteriophage) | Attachment
Penetration
Insertion of Viral DNA
Take over host cell Biochemistry
Viral DNA replication
Viral Protein Synthesis
Assembly
Escape |
What is the definition of phagocytosis | Cell eating |
Do lymphocytes perform Phagocytosis | No |
Do macrophages produce Antibodies | No |
Do lymphocytes produce Antibodies | Yes |
Do macrophages perform Phagocytosis | Yes |
Name 4 Photosynthetic Pigments | Chlorophyl A,
Chlorophyl B,
Xanthophyl
Carotene |
What is ATP made from | ADP + Pi |
How many ATP are produced from the complete breakdown of 1 glucose molecule | 38 ATP |
What are the 2 useful products of Photolysis | Hydrogen (attached to carrier) and ATP |
What is the waste product of Photolysis | Oxygen |
What 4 things are required for DNA Replication | DNA template
DNA Nucleotides
ATP
Enzymes |
What base is present in DNA but absent in RNA | Thymine |
Why is DNA replication said to be "semi-conservative" | because each daughter DNA molecule contains one strand of the original DNA molecule |
What is the function of Lysosome | Contains powerful digestive enzymes used to digest phagocytosed material |
What are the 3 products of Anaerobic respiration in Yeast and Plant cells | Ethanol and
Carbon dioxide
ATP |
What are the 2 Products of Anaerobic respiration in animal cells | Lactic Acid and
ATP |
What is Photo-phosphorylation | The name for ATP production in Photolysis |
What is Oxidative Phosphorylation | The name for ATP production in Aerobic respiration |
What is the function of Golgi apparatus | Packages and
Prepares
Proteins for excretion |
What is transcription | DNA to mRNA |
What is translation | mRNA to protein |
Where does transcription take place | Nucleus |
Where does translation take place | Cytoplasm (ribosome) |
What is the name of the 6 carbon compound formed in Kreb's cycle. | Citric Acid |
What do you call something that triggers the production of antibodies? | Antigen |
What is the name of the stage of protein synthesis that takes place at the ribosome? | Translation |
What is the name of the stage of protein synthesis that takes place in the nucleus? | Transcription |
What is a DNA nucleotide | A building block of DNA |
What is an RNA nucleotide | A building block of RNA |
How is information stored in or coded in DNA | In its sequence of bases |
How is information stored in or coded in mRNA | In its sequence of bases |