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Biology Final

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dependent variable   The effect of an experiment  
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conclusion   end result of an experiment  
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controlled variables   variables that remain the same in both test groups of the controlled experiment  
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observation   perceiving an event with one of the five senses  
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independent variable   The variable that is controlled by the experimenter  
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hypothesis   step of the scientific method that is done before experimentation  
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experimentation   controlled related facts and search for the cause and the steps of scientific method  
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hypothesis   possible explanation to a problem based on all the current known facts  
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hydrogen bond   compound that forms hydrogen ions in solution  
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solute   substance that is dissolved in a solvent  
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ion   an electrically charged Atom or group of atoms from a lost organ of one or more electrons  
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covalent bond   Chemical bond formed when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons  
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cohesion   attraction between molecules of the same substance (used to describe water)  
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base   compound that excepts a proton when dissolved in a solution  
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polar   uneven distribution of change  
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adhesion   attraction between molecules of different substances  
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solvent   substance in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution  
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ionic bond   Bond formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another  
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neutrons/protons   to subatomic particle is found in the nucleus of an atom  
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1:2:1   The ratio of carbon hydrogen and oxygen found in carbohydrates  
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enzymes   combine with a substrate speed up reaction rates and are not used up in a reaction  
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monosaccharide   The simple molecule is the basic unit of a polysaccharide  
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catalyst   enzyme that speeds up a reaction and slows activation  
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cellulose   polysaccharide that is the building material for plant cell walls giving its rigidity and strength  
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carbohydrate   main source of energy for living things  
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disaccharide   sucrose is an example of this saccharide  
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lipids   creates a waterproofing for membrane of the cell  
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protein   makes up skin hair and muscle  
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glycogen   animal starch  
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glycerol   combines with three fatty acid to make a triglyceride  
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monosaccharide   building block of all carbohydrates  
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polysaccharide examples   glycogen plant starch cellulose  
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amino acids   building blocks of proteins  
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proteins   macromolecule that contains nitrogen carbon hydrogen and oxygen  
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lipids   fence waxes steroids and oils are examples of this macromolecule  
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saturated fats   fats were all carbon atoms are single bonded to hydrogen's no gaps or double bonds  
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lysosomes   organelle that contains enzymes that break things down  
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chromosomes   structures located in the nucleus that contains the genetic material (DNA) of the cell and are visible only during cell division  
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ribosomes   tiny bodies were proteins are synthesized for the cell  
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eukaryotes   A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles  
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cell membrane   lipid bilayer with embedded proteins that controls what enters and exits the cell  
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prokaryote   A cell lacking a nucleus and membrane bound organelles  
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mitochondria   converts chemical energy stored in food to ATP  
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chloroplast   uses light energy to make chemical energy  
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Robert Hooke   discovered cells  
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can viruses it grow and respond   no  
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how do viruses invade and interspecific cells   matching receptor sites  
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how viruses and cells are similar   both have the same genetic material  
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virus   protein coat and nucleic acid core  
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size and shape of viruses   they all have different sizes and shapes  
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type of genetic material of viruses   DNA or RNA me  
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can viruses reproduce without a host   no  
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permeability   The degree to which one substance allows another substance to pass through it  
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exocytosis   removal of waste from a cell  
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endocytosis   process by which a cell takes material inside it by the folding of the cell membrane  
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plasmolysis   shrinking cell when water leaves it  
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high to low concentration   Direction in which molecules of a substance move if they are not in the same concentration  
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Active transport   movement of substances using energy  
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osmosis   movement of water from high to low  
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diffusion   movement of particles from high to low  
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hypertonic   high concentration of a solute in a solution  
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cytolysis   cell burst because of too much water  
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hypotonic   Low concentration of a solute in a solution  
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isotonic   equal concentration of solute between Two solutions  
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3 components of ATP   3 phosphates, adenine, and ribose  
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sun   Ultimate source of energy for all living organisms  
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reactants in photosynthesis   radiant energy  
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two end products of photosynthesis   oxygen and glucose  
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Thylakoid   where the light reaction of photosynthesis occurs  
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ATP & NADPH   two products made in the light reactions necessary to run the Calvin cycle  
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the oxygen in which organisms depend for cellular respiration comes from what process   photosynthesis  
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thylakoid   where light reaction and electron transport chain are  
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ATP is an important energy transfer molecule because it when the third phosphate of ATP is removed what is released   Chemical energy  
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why are photosynthesis and cellular respiration considered the opposites of each other   The products of them are the reactants of the other  
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Krebs cycle   this cycle of cellular respiration produces high energy carriers that provide the electrons for the electron transport chain  
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36   ATP in cellular respiration  
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Stroma   jelly like, in chloroplasts, where Calvin cycle takes place  
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light to chemical   photosynthesis energy transfer  
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pyruvate   three carbon end product of glycolysis  
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Matrix of the mitochondria   Krebs cycle occurs here  
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CO2   gas released during krebs cycle  
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Violet blue and red light   Colors of chlorophyll absorbs  
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Greenlight   plants appear green because they reflect this color  
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pigment   molecule that absorbs wave lengths of light and reflects other ones  
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fermentation   process that occurs in the muscle cells of animals when oxygen is absent  
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why Krebs cycle occurs twice   there are two pyruvates  
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role of oxygen in ETC   H2O and final electronic acceptor  
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what is the equation for alcohol fermentation   pyruvate + NADH --> CO2 + ethanol + NAD  
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sides of DNA strand   phosphate and sugar  
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codon   3 base sequence of messenger RNA  
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Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins   developed the x-ray crystallography that used it diffraction patterns to determine that DNA structure was a helix  
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rungs of DNA strand   adenine, Thymine , guanine, and cytosine  
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template   something you can copy  
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site of translation ( organelle )   ribosome  
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anti-codon   TRA (3basesequence)  
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two enzymes in replication   helicase and DNA polymerase  
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Watson and crick   discovered structure of DNA (model)  
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Job of MRNA   send DNA a message to cytoplasm  
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what would TACCCC be if it was mRNA   AUGGGG  
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components of a nucleotide   base, sugar, phosphate  
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two differences between DNA and RNA   DNA is double-stranded and DNA has thymine  
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Job of tRNA   takes amino acids to the right side  
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decode M RNA AUCUGA in tRNA   UAGACU  
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hydrogen bond   between bases  
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diploid   refers to a cell that contains sets of Homologous chromosomes  
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telophase two   this phase of meiosis results and four daughter cells each haploid  
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metaphase – mitosis   chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell  
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unique pattern   crossing over leads to this quality and the species  
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tetrad   four  
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prophase one   synapsis occurs; chromosomes are formed; crossing over  
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prophase mitosis   nucleolus disappears it; spindle fibers form; chromosomes/centrioles move to opposite sides  
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female sex chromosomes   XX  
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Crossing over   during metaphase the mom and dad chromosomes get mixed up  
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interphase   DNA replicates in the S phase of this phase  
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The stages of mitosis are?   mitosis: prophase, metaphase, telephase, anaphase dinner phase: G, S, G two  
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telephase   The nuclear envelope a nucleolus reform during this phase of mitosis  
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46   number of chromosomes in human somatic cell  
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Homologus chromosomes   refers to a pair of chromosomes were each chromosome is similar in size, shape, and Gene they carry  
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nondisjunction   Homo Logus chromosomes failed to separate during meiosis  
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metaphase two   tetrads line up along equator  
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synapsis   The action of Homologus chromosomes pairing up  
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probability   used in genetics to predict outcomes of events  
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recessive   Jean that will only be expressed when homozygous ressesive  
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Law of segregation   principle that explains abrasion of alleles during gamete formation  
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Homozygous   recessive and dominant gene  
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heterozygous   two dominant or two recessive genes  
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allele   particular form of the trait will be expressed  
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genotype / DNA   genetic make up  
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phenotype/traits   observable physical characteristics  
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Dihybrid   cross that follows two different genes as they passed from one generation to the next  
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principle of independent assortment   Gene pairs segregate randomly and independently of one another  
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Mono hybrid cross   cross to determine one trait  
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principle of dominance   One allele expressed over others  
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deletion   loss of all or part of a chromosome  
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translocation   moves chromosome from one to another  
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inversion   part of chromosome is reversed  
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frameshift   Edition that causes the reading frame to shift resulting in a change of the nucleotide sequence for each amino acid that follows can because by deletion or insertion  
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duplication   segment of a chromosome is repeated  
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PKU   this disease results in mental retardation and other new role logical problems that can be prevented with a low-protein diet  
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hemophilia   sex linked disorder – no blood clot protein  
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Color blindness   sex linked disorder most common in males not able to tell the difference between colors  
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cystic fibrosis   symptoms of this disorder thick mucus in lungs and trouble breathing  
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tay-Sachs   this disease has a weakness and degeneration of skeletal muscle tissue  
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Huntington's disease   this disease shows a gradual Deterioration of the brain which causes uncontrollable movements and mental deterioration  
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karyotype   sets of photographs of chromosomes grouped in order in pairs  
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Klein Felters syndrome   males have an extra X chromosome and makes them womanly  
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body/stomatic and Egg cell   cells/cells that were used to when Dolly the sheep was cloned  
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DNA fingerprint   used to find DNA make up  
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gel electrophoresis   separates DNA fragments  
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genetic engineering   make changes in organisms DNA to produce new  
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o   universal donor  
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b   type of blood that produces anti-a antibodies in serum  
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hybridization   breeding for desired traits  
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recombinant DNA   combination of DNA from two different organisms  
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