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Biology Fall Final

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What compound forms hydrogen ions in solution?   Acid  
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What is cohesion?   Attraction between molecules of same substance  
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What is a base's function?   To form hydroxide ions in solutions  
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What does polar mean?   Unequal distribution of charge  
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What is adhesion?   Attraction between molecules of different substances  
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What is a solvent?   Substance in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution; ex: water  
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What are five characteristics of water?   Cohesion (molecules stick together), high specific heat (heat needed to raise temperature), polar molecule (partial positive and partial negative charge), universal solvent (dissolves most chemicals), and it takes a lot of energy to change energy level  
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What is a peptide bond?   Bond between amino acids in a protein  
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What is the ratio of carbon to hydrogen to oxygen in carbohydrates?   1:2:1  
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What combines with a substrate, speeds up reaction rates, and is NOT used up in a reaction?   Enzyme  
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What increases rate of chemical reaction without undergoing any permanent chemical changes?   Catalyst  
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What are the three types of monosaccharides?   Glucose- main source of energy Fructose- sugar in fruit Galactose- sugar in milk  
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What are the three types of disaccharides?   Sucrose- common table sugar; glucose+fructose Lactose- sugar in milk; glucose+galactose Maltose- product of starch digestion; glucose+glucose  
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What are the four types of polysaccharides?   Starch- how plants store food Cellulose- cell wall of plants Glycogen- how animals store food Chitin- cell wall of fungus  
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What combines with three fatty acids to make a triglyceride?   Glycerol  
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What is the purpose of a lysosome?   To hold enzymes created by cell  
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What are ribosomes?   Tiny bodies where proteins are synthesized for the cell  
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What is a eukaryotic cell?   A cell with a nucleus and membrane bound organelles  
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What is a prokaryotic cell?   A cell lacking a nucleus and membrane bound organelles (still has DNA floating in cytoplasm)  
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What is a cell membrane?   A lipid bilayer with imbedded proteins that controls what enters and exits the cells  
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What is cellular respiration and its formula?   Converts carbs to ATP; C6H12O6 + 6O2 = 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy  
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What is photosynthesis and its formula?   Process of plants making their own food; 6CO2 + 6H2O + sun = C6H12O6 + 6O2  
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Where does photosynthesis take place?   Chloroplast  
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What did Robert Hooke do?   Created the cell theory, identified cells and named them  
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Can viruses grow and respond?   Yes, but they cannot do anything without a host  
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How are viruses and cells similar?   They both contain genetic material  
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What is the structure of a virus?   Nucleic acid core and protein coat  
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What genetic material are viruses made of?   RNA or DNA, but never both  
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What is exocystosis?   Removal of wastes out of a cell by the fusion of a vesicle with the membrane  
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What is endocytosis?   Process by which the cell takes material inside it by the folding in of the cell membrane  
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What is plasmolysis?   Shrinking of cell due to water leaving the cell  
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Movement of substances using energy   Active transport  
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What is osmosis?   Diffusion of water molecules from high to low across a semipermeable membrane  
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What is diffusion?   Movement of molecules from the region of high concentration to the region of low concentration  
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High concentration of a solute in a solution   Hypertonic  
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Low concentration of a solute in a solution   Hypotonic  
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What is cytolysis?   Bursting of cell due to water entering the cell  
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What is equal concentration of a solute between two solutions?   Isotonic  
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What are the three components of ATP?   Adenine, ribose, and phosphate  
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Where does the light reaction in photosynthesis occur?   Thylakoid  
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What are the two products made in the light reaction that are necessary to run the Calvin cycle?   ATP and NADPH  
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What is released when the third phosphate of ATP is removed?   Energy  
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What cycle of cellular respiration produces high energy carriers that provide electrons for the ETC?   Krebs Cycle  
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Where does Krebs Cycle occur?   In the matrix of the mitochondria  
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Where does the Calvin Cycle take place?   Stroma  
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What is a pyruvate?   Three carbon end product of glycolysis  
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What is a pigment?   Molecule that absorbs certain wavelength of light and reflects others  
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What is anaerobic respiration?   Process that occurs in the muscle cells of animals when oxygen is absent  
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Why does the Krebs cycle occur twice per glucose molecule?   Glucose breaks into two pyruvates  
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What is the role of oxygen in ETC?   Final electron acceptor in cellular respiration  
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What are the sides of a DNA strand made of?   Phosphate and deoxyribose sugar  
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Who developed X-Ray Crystallography that used diffraction patterns to determine that DNA's structure was a helix?   Franklin and Wilkins  
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What are rungs of DNA strands made of?   Nitrogenous bases  
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What is a template?   A DNA strand used to make mRNA  
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What are the two enzymes in replication?   Helicase (unzips DNA) and polymerase (adds nucleotides of new strand)  
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Who developed an accurate model of DNA's three-dimensional structure?   Watson and Crick  
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What are the components of a nucleotide?   Deoxyribose, phosphate, and nitrogenous base  
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What bonds are between strands of DNA?   Hydrogen  
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In what phase do chromosomes line up along equator?   Metaphase in mitosis  
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In what phase do chromosomes form and nucleus and nuclear membrane disappear?   Prophase in mitosis  
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DNA replicates in the S phase in this stage of the cell cycle   Interphase  
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Stages of mitosis in order   Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase  
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In what phase does the nuclear envelope and nucleolus reform?   Telophase  
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Where does translation take place?   Ribosome  
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What is an anticodon?   Triplet on RNA that is complementary to mRNA codon  
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What is the job of mRNA?   Take DNA message to ribosome  
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What is the job of tRNA?   Carry amino acid to ribosomes  
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What is a codon?   Triplet of mRNA  
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What are the symptoms of cystic fibrosis?   Thick mucus in lungs and trouble breathing  
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What are the symptoms of Huntington's disease?   Gradual deterioration of brain which causes uncontrollable movements and mental deterioration  
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What are the symptoms of Phenylketonuria?   Results in mental retardation but can be prevented with low protein diet  
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What mutation causes the reading frame to shift?   Frame-shift (point)  
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What is a diploid?   A cell that contains two sets of homologous chromosomes  
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Crossing over in a species leads to-   Genetic variation  
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What is a tetrad?   Foursome during meiosis made by two homologous chromosomes that have each already replicated into a pair of sister chromatids  
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What happens in Prophase I?   Synapsis occurs between homologous chromosomes  
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What is crossing over?   Homologous pairs exchange genes  
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What does homologous mean?   Pair of chromosomes where each chromosome is similar in shape, size, and genes they carry  
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What is nondisjunction?   When homologous chromosomes fail to separate during meiosis  
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What happens in Metaphase I?   Tetrads line up along equator  
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What is a synapsis?   The action of homologous chromosomes pairing up  
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What is a dihybrid?   Cross that follows two different genes as they pass from one generation to the next  
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What is independent assortment?   Principle that states that gene pairs segregate randomly and independently of one another into gametes  
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What is a monohybrid cross?   One trait or gene  
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What is translocation?   Exchange of genes between two chromosomes  
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What is inversion?   Genes on one chromosome are inverted  
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Are hemophilia and colorblindness sex linked or chromosomal disorders?   Sex linked  
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What is Klinefelter's syndrome?   XXY (male)  
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What is Turner's syndrome?   X (female)  
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What is a DNA fingerprint?   Formed by gel electrophoresis  
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What is gel electrophoresis?   Separates DNA into fragments to make a fingerprint  
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What is hybridization?   Selective breeding between different organisms  
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What does recombinant mean?   Combination of DNA from two different organisms  
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What is a microarray?   A tool used to look at how genes are expressed in different cells  
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