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Biology Exam 2

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adenine/thymine and guanine/cytosine   Give an example of a DNA base pair, i.e. using the letters write the two that are complementary in a base pair  
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two   How many DNA molecules are in a replicated chromosome?  
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tRNA   What molecule delivers amino acids to ribosomes?  
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DNA polymerase   What is the enzyme that joins free nucleotides to form a new strand of DNA?  
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DNA polymerase   What enzyme replicates DNA?  
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codon   A triplet of mRNA nucleotides complementary to the code of DNA is called a  
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pyruvate   In glycolysis, glucose is split into two molecules of 3 carbons each. Each 3 carbon molecule is a carbohydrate named:  
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carbon dioxide   The Krebs cycle produces ___________, a respiratory gas.  
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electron   NADH is known as a(n) _______________carrier.  
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Aa   Using the first letter of the alphabet, write a heterozygous genotype  
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cytoplasm   where does glycolosis occur in the cell?  
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mitochondria   where does the Kreb's cycle occur in the cell?  
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mitochondria   where does ETP occur in the cell?  
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respiration   glycolosis, kreb's cycle, and ETP are all part of cellular ______________  
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glycolosis   Which stage occurs without the need for O2?  
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ETP   Cellular respiration produces ATP. Which of the three stages of cellular respiration produces the most ATP?  
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it joins with dioxygen and becomes part of a water molecule (Z scheme)   ETP passes electrons to lower energy states produces ATP along the way. What happens to the “spent” electron at the end of the ETP?  
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lactate and alcoholic   What are the two types of fermentation in anaerobic cellular respiration?  
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alcoholic   Which produces CO2: lactate or alcoholic fermentation?  
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pyruvate   What molecule is the starting molecule (first reactant) in both alcoholic and lactate fermentation?  
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zero   How many ATP are produced in fermentation (the conversion of pyruvate that frees electron carriers needed for the continuation of glycosis)?  
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chromatids   Just prior to cell division, each chromosome is comprised of two identical parts called __________.  
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False   Two homologous chromosomes occur together in haploid cells (T/F)  
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False   Two homologous chromosomes carry different genes (T/F)  
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True   Two homologous chromosomes carry different alleles (T/F)  
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False   Two homologous chromosomes are the same as two sister chromatids (T/F)  
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True   Two homologous chromosomes are found in the zygote (T/F)  
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False   Two homologous chromosomes:Are found in a gamete cell (T/F)  
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False   Two homologous chromosomes are morphologically different (T/F)  
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DNA may replicate, cell is very active/not resting   What happens in a cell during the period of the cell cycle called “interphase”?  
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meiosis   What type of cell division accomplishes the task of separating the paired factors that Mendel used as part of his explanation for inheritance?  
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meiosis and fertilization   Sexual reproduction for microscopic algae and humans alike, requires what to processes?  
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meiosis on the outside and fertilization on the inside   How are these processes reflected in a Punnett Square? “AA” parent crossed with “aa” parent  
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homologous chromosomes at the start of meiosis   During meiosis, what and when is synapsis?  
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codominant = one does not dominate the other   What type of interaction do the “A” allele and “B” allele have in determining blood type?  
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assist in peptide bond formation between amino acids   Which of the two is a key function of ribosomes? Assist in peptide bond formation between amino acids. Aid the union between anticodons and the DNA template strand.  
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polygenic   Most human traits are under what type of genetic influence?  
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46   how many chromosomes in the human body?  
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respiration   Breathing (gas exchange: CO2 & O2)  
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cellular respiration   extracting energy from carbohydrates  
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ATP   Adenosine triphosphate  
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ATP   supplies the energy that powers the human heart, the flick of a finger, & the action of an enzyme’s active site  
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ATP   breaks apart when giving energy  
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ADP & P   ATP breaks into ____________ releasing energy in the process  
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energy source   An _______________ is needed to put ATP back together again  
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carbohydrates   Much of the energy that is needed to put ATP back together comes from electrons removed from ________________  
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Electron Carriers   take electrons from carbohydrates and deliver them to a process that forms ATP  
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NAD+ (becoming NADH)   picks up electrons  
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NADH (becoming NAD+)   delivers electrons  
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Cellular Respiration   releases the energy of carbohydrates producing ATP  
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36   how many ATP does 1 glucose yield?  
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glycolysis, krebs cycle, and ETP   Three stages of Aerobic Respiration  
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glycolysis   stage of aerobic respiration that occurs in cytoplasm  
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glycolysis   Splits glucose into 2 pyruvate molecules  
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krebs cycle   Pyruvate moves into mitochondria where __________ occurs  
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electron carriers (NADH, FADH2)   pickup electrons  
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ETP   Requires electrons delivered by carriers from Glycolysis & Krebs Cycle  
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ETP   Requires O2 as final electron acceptor  
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ETP   Produces H2O when O2 + H+ accept electrons  
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ETP   Produces greatest ATP yield [32] as electrons passed to lower energy state.  
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Glycolysis and Fermentation   two stages of anaerobic cellular respiration  
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glycolysis   stage of anaerobic cellular respiration that produces ATP  
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fermentation   stage of anaerobic cellular respiration that does not produce ATP  
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fermentation   process removes electrons from electron carriers  
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lactate fermentation (animals)   Pyruvate converted to lactate  
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alcohol fermentation (yeast and plants)   Pyruvate converted to CO2 + alcohol  
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fermentation   restores electron carriers needed for glycolysis  
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chromosomes   Where is DNA found?  
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chromosomes   “colored bodies” –of DNA & Protein  
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each chromatid   a long DNA wound around histone proteins  
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karyotype   image of chromosomes arranged by size & shape  
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Autosomes   all Chromosomes but sex chromosomes; we have 22 pairs  
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Sex Chromosomes   1 pair, relate to sex, but carry genes for nonsexual traits  
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homologous chromosomes   2 of same kind; same size, shape, & carry same sequence of genes; one inherited from each parent  
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A Set of Chromosomes   one of each different kind  
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23, 2, 46   how many kinds of chromosomes in human ♀? – Each cell w/ ? of each kind, ?? total  
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23, 46   You inherited one set of ?? chromosomes from each parent for a total of ??  
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haploid   one set of chromosomes  
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diploid   two sets of chromosomes  
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ploidy   # sets of chromosomes  
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James Watson & Francis Crick 1953   discovered the DNA double helix  
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Adenine   —Thymine  
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Cytosine   —Guanine  
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Guanine   —Cytosine  
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Thymine   —Adenine  
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DNA   double stranded, ladder-like. base pairs are the “rungs”  
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DNA Replication (zipper illustration)   1. The sides of DNA pull apart 2. DNA polymerase joins free nucleotides with exposed strands 3. Each double stranded DNA produced is in its own chromatid  
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cloning   Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer  
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cloning   1. Nucleus is removed from an egg 2. Somatic (body) cell injected into egg 3. An electrical current causes the injected cell to release its nucleus (the egg now behaves as if it’s been fertilized) 4. Egg divides, becomes an embryo clone  
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gene   segment of DNA that codes for an RNA or Protein  
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alleles   Alternative forms of a gene  
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Proteins (gene products)   make one cell different from another even if the cells are genetic clones  
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homeotic genes   Control body part formation, Ex. Tinman gene – gene for making a heart  
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Amino acids   building blocks of proteins  
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protein synthesis   gene expression  
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Transcription   part of protein synthesis found in the nucleus  
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translation   part of protein synthesis found in cytoplasm  
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transcription   Produces messenger RNA (mRNA) – single stranded nucleic acid consisting of: A, U, C, G - Uracil replaces Thymine  
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mRNA   is complementary to DNA, made in the nucleus & moves to cytoplasm  
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codons   triplets of mRNA nucleotides; complementary to DNA code  
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translation   requires ribosomes, two subunits make one ribosome  
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mRNA   exits the nucleus and enters ribosomes  
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translation   requires Transfer RNA (tRNA)  
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tRNA molecule   has an exposed anticodon sequence at one end and carries an amino acid at the other end  
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tRNA   delivers specific amino acids to ribosomes & more specifically to the mRNA contained within the ribosome  
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translation   mRNA codons translated into a polymer of amino acids, i.e. a protein  
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hemoglobin   example of a mutated gene  
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gene mutation   change in DNA base sequence  
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Harmful radiation (X-Rays, UV), Chemicals, Viruses, during DNA Replication   how do gene mutations arise?  
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Growth, Repair, Replacement, Sexual reproduction, Asexual reproduction   why cells divide  
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1. interphase 2. cell division   the life of a cell, the cell cycle  
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interphase   when cell is not dividing; cell grows larger & is very active, ex. muscle cells contract; gland cells secrete – If cell is to divide, DNA is synthesized & chromosome duplicate  
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cell division   mitosis or meiosis  
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neoplasms (tumors)   an accumulation of abnormally dividing cells; develop if cell cycle control genes fail.  
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benign   cells adhere  
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malignant   cells migrate  
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mitosis   clonal cell division as chromosomes Condense, Align, Separate, & Decondense  
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meiosis   a diploid cell divides forming four haploid cells; requires 2 divisions; chromosome # is halved  
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Meiosis I, 1st division   First division is ___________; 1 diploid cell divides producing 2 haploid cells; Synapsis and Crossing over occur  
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synapsis   physical pairing of homologous chromosomes  
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crossing over (happens during synapsis)   exchange of DNA between non sister chromatids— a source of genetic variation  
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Meiosis II, 2nd division   each haploid cell divides once, 4 cells result  
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Meiosis I   homologous chromosomes pair (synapse) then separate  
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Meiosis II   sister chromatids separate  
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crossing over and independent assortment   why are daughter cells of meiosis not genetically identical  
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genotype   combination of alleles for the gene pair  
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AA   homozygous genotype  
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Bb   heterozygous genotypetype  
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meiosis   necessary to produce haploid gametes  
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fertilization   (fusion of gametes) restores the diploid condition in the zygote  
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mitosis   In humans, the zygote divides by ___________ producing the next person  
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mitosis   somatic (body) cells & embryos  
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meiosis   gonad cells producing gametes  
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Gregor Mendel   father of genetics; garden pea heredity  
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gene segregation   pairs of genes segregate when homologous chromosomes separate during Meiosis  
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fertilization   Pairs of genes recombine by _____________  
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sexual reproduction   meiosis and fertilization  
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phenotype   individuals observable traits  
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environment and genes   What determines phenotype?  
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complete dominance   heterozygotes have dominant phenotype  
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incomplete dominance   heterozygotes have intermediate phenotype  
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codominance   Heterozygotes have both phenotypes  
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Polygenic inheritance (epistasis)   when multiple gene pairs influence a trait  
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abnormal hemoglobin   has 1 amino acid different from normal hemoglobin & RBC cells collapse  
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HbAHbA   normal heboglobin  
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HbAHbS   sickle cell trait  
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HbSHbS   sickle cell disease  
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