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Biology EOC Review

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The nucleic acid molecule that stores genetic information.   DNA  
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The organelle that converts glucose into ATP (energy) for the cell to use   mitochondria  
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The organelle that performs photosynthesis by converting sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen   chloroplast  
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Selectively permeable phospholipid bilayer that surrounds all cells and acts as a barrier allowing some substances to enter and exit and others to not.   cell membrane aka plasma membrane  
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hard rigid outer layer of plant and fungi cells   cell wall  
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site of protein sysnthesis   ribosome  
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energy molecule   ATP  
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the fluid that surrounds the organelles inside of the cell   cytoplasm  
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organelle that that houses the genetic information (DNA) in eukaryotic cells   nucleus  
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organelle that stores water, waste, and nutrients - larger in plant cells than in animal cells   vacuole  
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organelle that contains digestive enzymes and breaks down waste and old worn-out organelles   lysosome  
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the movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration (with the concentration gradient)   diffusion  
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the movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration through a specialized channel protein (with the concentration gradient)   facilitated diffusion  
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the movement of molecules from low concentration to high concentration using energy (against the concentration gradient)   active transport  
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a membrane that allows some things to pass through and others to not is referred to as   semi-permeable  
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the movement of water from high concentration to low concentration   osmosis  
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the pressure exerted by a large vacuole in plants   turgor pressure  
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makes up the cell membrane   phospholipid bilayer and proteins  
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a charged molecule   ion  
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process in the cells that take place in the mitochondria and produces ATP   cellular respiration  
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process in the cells that occurs by converting sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen   photosynthesis  
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oxygen +glucose —> water+ carbon dioxide+ATP   cellular respiration  
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carbon dioxide + water+ sunlight —> glucose + oxygen   photosynthesis  
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monosaccharide that is produced during photosynthesis and is used to create ATP during cellular respiration   glucose (C6H12O6)  
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pigment in plants and other photosynthetic organisms that trap sunlight   chlorophyll  
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the process by which DNA is converted into mRNA   transcription  
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the process by which mRNA is converted into and amino acid sequence (protein)   translation  
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monomer of DNA and RNA, composed of a phosphate group, 5 carbon sugar, and nitrogenous base   nucleotide  
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DNA and RNA are ___________ ___________   nucleic acids  
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the monomer or building blocks of proteins   amino acids  
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amino acid sequences make up   proteins  
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three nucleotides that code for a single amino acid on a mRNA strand (ex: AUG)   codon  
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having two copies of each chromosome ( ex: human somatic cell has 46 chromosomes)   diploid  
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having one copy of each chromosome ( ex: human gamete or sex cell has 23 chromosomes)   haploid  
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during mitosis 2 ______________ daughter cells are produced   diploid  
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during meiosis 4 ______________ daughter cells are produced   haploid  
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tightly packed DNA that is condensed for cellular division   chromosome  
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chromosomes are only visible during _____ _______   cell division  
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four haploid daughter cells are produced during   meiosis  
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two identical daughter cells are produced during   mitosis  
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haploid sperm or egg cells are called   gametes  
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diploid body cells (ex: nerve, bone, blood) are called   somatic cells  
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the process by which two haploid gametes combine to form a diploid cell   fertilization  
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biotic and abiotic factors in one area makes up a(n)   ecosystem  
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a group of organisms of the same species   population  
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all the biotic factors in one area   community  
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symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit   mutualism  
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symbiotic relationship where one organism benefit and the other is neither helped nor harmed   commensalism  
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symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits (parasite) at the expense of another (host)   parasitism  
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an organism that can produce its own food   autotroph  
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another name for autotroph   producer  
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an organism that must consume other organisms to survive   heterotroph  
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another name for heterotroph   consumer  
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non-living factor in the environment   abiotic  
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a living, or once living, factor in an environment   biotic  
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a prediction for an experiment that is testable   hypothesis  
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the group you keep unchanged to compare   control  
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organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring   species  
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the role a species plays in an ecosystem, including where it lives and what it eats   niche  
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a model, using arrows, of all the possible interconnected consumer interactions in a community   food web  
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interactions between organisms of two species, includes mutualism, and parasitism   symbiosis  
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a model of 10% energy flow through consecutive trophic levels   energy pyramid  
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an explanation for a broad problem, supported by extensive experimentation and evidence   theory  
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the change in allele frequency of a population over time   genetic variation  
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the process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce (mechanism for evolution)   natural selection  
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a genetic variation (expressed as a trait) that is favored by selection in a particular environment   adaptation  
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the number of different species in a particular area   species diversity  
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1) the 2 alleles (ex: Ww) for a trait 2) the expression of a trait (ex: Widow's peak)   1)genotype and 2)phenotype  
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this change in DNA (nucleotide sequence) is the original source of variation   mutation  
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ATCGACCAG—>ATCGTCCAG   point mutation  
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ATCGACCAG—>ATTCGACCAG   frameshift muatation (insertion)  
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ATCGACCAG—>ATCGACCG   frameshift muatation (deletion)  
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an ancestral species shared by two or more species as evidenced by commonalities   common ancestor  
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fossil records, anatomical homologies, DNA and protein similarities   evidence of evolution  
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the difference in alleles or genes between organisms within the gene pool of a species   genetic variation  
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CHO 1:2:1 monomer: monosaccharides function: short term energy and structure such as cell wall   carbohydrate  
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CHO monomer: glycerol and fatty acids function: long term energy storage, compose cell membrane   lipids  
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CHON monomer:amino acids acts as catalyst and building blocks of the body (ex: muscles)   proteins  
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CHONP monomer: nucleotides function: stores and expresses genetic information   nucleic acids (DNA and RNA)  
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(archaea and bacteria) a group of unicellular organisms that lack membrane -bound organelles (no nucleus, etc)   prokaryote  
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(animals, plans, fungi, etc.) organisms with complex cells and membrane-bound organelles (nucleus, mitochondria, etc.)   eukaryote  
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cells in multicellular organisms develop to have separate tasks/functions (muscle cells, red blood cells, etc.)   cell specialization/cell differentiation  
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proteins that increase the rate of a reaction by lowering the energy activation   enzyme  
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lock and key model   in order to react, the substrate (reactant) must fit into the active site of the enzyme  
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the steps of cellular respiration   glycolysis, krebs cycle (citric acid cycle), electron transport chain  
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anaerobic respiration that produces alcohol or lactic acid and 2 ATP   fermentation  
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the process of producing two identical copies of one original DNA molecule   DNA replication  
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one of two or more forms of a gene   allele  
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WW, XX   homozygous dominant alleles  
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tt, yy   homozygous recessive alleles  
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Tt, Ww, XY   heterozygous alleles  
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male and female sex chromosomes   XY and XX  
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a section of DNA in a chromosome that codes for a protein (or polypeptide)   gene  
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double sided helix made of nucleotides containing a deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group and a nitrogenous base. Watson, Crick, Wilkins, and Franklin contributed   DNA structure  
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Chargaff's Rule   DNA : adenine =thymine, guanine =cytosine A=T C=G  
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base pair rule   DNA: A=T, C=G RNA: A=U, C=G  
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double sided, has the sugar deoxyribose and has the base thymine   DNA  
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single sided, has the sugar ribose and the base uracil   RNA  
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moves molecules, including proteins, from one part of the cell to another   endoplasmic reticulum  
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endoplasmic reticulum that is covered in ribosomes   rough ER  
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the movement of materials across the cell membrane without using energy (ATP)   passive transport  
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the process in which a cell completely surrounds a substance to move large bulky into the cell (phagocytosis)   endocytosis  
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the process in which a cell releases large bulky materials out of the cell   exocytosis  
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single unit; building block of polymer; subunit   monomer  
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made up of smaller subunits; composed of monomers   polymer  
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the tendency to maintain a stable, relatively constant internal environment   homeostasis  
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inerphase, mitosis, cytokenesis   cell cycle  
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G1, S , G2   interphase  
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part of the cell cycle when DNA is replicated   S phase (interphase)  
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division of the cytoplasm; cleavage furrow forms in animal cells; cell plate form in plant cells   cytokinesis  
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uncontrolled cell division; creates tumors that interfere with normal cell function   cancer  
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a non-living infectious agent that is composed of a protein coat (capsid) and nucleic acid (RNA or DNA); relies on a host cell to multiply   virus  
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viral reproduction cycle that ends in the lysis of the infected cell releasing the viruses that will in turn spread and infect other cells.   lytic cycle  
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viral reproduction cycle that does not lyse the host cell right away, the virus replicates as the host cell replicates. The virus can remain dormant for years.   lysogenic cycle  
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prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase   mitosis  
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tissue that carries food from the leaves to other parts of the plant   phloem  
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tissue that carries water and dissolved minerals upward from the roots to the leaves of the plant   xylem  
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tiny openings in the upper and lower epidermis of the leaf that allow carbon dioxide to enter and oxygen and water to leave   stomata  
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middle layer of leaf tissue in which photosynthesis occurs   mesophyll  
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a plant that is characterized by the presence of transport tissue   vascular plant  
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the male reproductive organs in a flower; filament, anther   stamen  
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the female reproductive organs of a flower; stigma, style, ovary, ovule   pistil  
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the relaxed form of DNA in the cell's nucleus   chromatin  
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the first phase of mitosis in which chromosomes become visible and nuclear membrane disappears   prophase  
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a phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell   metaphase  
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phase of mitosis in which sister chromatids are pulled to opposite sides of the cell   anaphase  
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the final stage of mitosis during which a nuclear membrane forms around each set of new chromosomes   telophase  
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branch of science concerned with classification of organisms   taxonomy  
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named group of organisms such as phylum, genus, or species   taxon taxa (plural)  
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taxonomic ranks   domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species mnemonic to remember: dumb kids playing cards on freeways get smashed  
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used to prevent viral infections   vaccines  
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used to treat bacterial infections   antibiotics  
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amount of energy passed on from one trophic level to the next   10%  
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binomial nomenclature is a scientific name composed of an organism's _________ and ________   genus and species Ex: human= Homo sapian  
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