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Biology EOC Review

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What is meiosis?   Creation of sex cells  
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How many gametes are made during meiosis?   4  
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What type of cells (haploid or diploid) are made in meiosis?   haploid  
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Who was Mendel?   Austrian Monk, Father of genetics  
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Determine of the following is phenotype or genotype: hair color   phenotype  
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Determine of the following is phenotype or genotype: homozygous dominant   genotype  
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Determine of the following is phenotype or genotype: brown eyes   phenotype  
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Determine of the following is phenotype or genotype: Bb   genotype  
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Determine of the following is phenotype or genotype: Cc   genotype  
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Determine of the following is phenotype or genotype: skin color   phenotype  
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What is phenotype?   The observable part of the trait-- What it looks like  
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What is genotype?   The genes themselves-- represented by the letters  
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On which chromosomes do sex linked traits generally occur?   X  
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What sex chromosomes do men have?   XY  
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What sex chromosomes do women have?   XX  
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Define polygenic traits.   Traits that have multiple genes coding for one trait- Ex. BbGgHh  
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How can we tell the difference between men and women on a pedigree?   Women are circles, men are squares  
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How can we determine if someone has a specific trait by reading a pedigree?   Their shape is filled/shaded in  
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How can we determine if a trait is dominant or recessive by reading a pedigree?   As a general rule, if the offspring has it, but the parents don't, then it is recessive.  
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What is the charge of a proton?   positive  
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What is the charge of a neutron?   neutral  
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What type of element is carbon?   nonmetal  
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What type of bond contains 2 nonmetals   covalent  
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the pH of a very strong acid would be ____.   low on the pH scale  
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the pH scale ranges from _____.   0-14  
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What type of macromolecule contains fatty acids?   lipids  
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What type of monomers do proteins contain?   amino acids  
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What type of macromolecule contains nucleotides as monomers?   nucleic acids  
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a monosaccharide is a monomer of what type of macromolecule?   carbohydrates  
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What do carbohydrates do for the body?   they are broken down for energy  
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What type of macromolecule builds and repairs body tissues?   proteins  
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This type of macromolecule stores energy   lipids  
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What do nucleic acids do for the body?   store genetic information  
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What is an example of a nucleic acid?   DNA/RNA  
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An enzyme is an example of which type of macromolecule?   protein  
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What do enzymes do?   speed up the rate of reaction (catalysts)  
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What is a catalyst?   speeds up the reaction rate  
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What is an ion?   an atom with a different number of electrons  
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a very strong base would be   high on the pH scale  
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Sugars are an example of what type of macromolecule?   carbohydrates  
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What is the function of a centriole?   aid in cell replication  
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what is the function of a mitochondrion?   produce energy  
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what is the function of a chloroplast?   help in photosynthesis  
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what is the function of a ribosome?   make proteins  
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what is the function of a golgi body?   package and distribute  
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what type of transport uses energy?/   Active  
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Facilitated diffusion is active/passive transport   passive  
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what are the three parts of the cell theory?   all things are made of cells cells come from other cells nothing smaller than a cell is living  
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What two parts make up a phospholipid?   1 phosphate and 2 lipids  
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What part of the phospholipid repels water?   lipid  
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What part of the phospholipid attracts water?   phosphate  
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If you submerge an animal cell in a solution that is hypertonic, what direction will water move?   out of the cell  
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If you submerge a cell in a solution that is hypotonic, what direction will the water move?   into the cell  
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What is isotonic?   equal amounts of solute and water  
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What are 2 differences between a plant and animal cell   Plant cells have large central vacuole, cell wall, and chloroplasts  
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What are 2 differences between a eukaryote and prokaryotic cell?   Eukaryotes have a nucleus and membrane bound organelles Prokaryotes are small, no nucleus, no membrane bound organelles and have circular DNA  
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What do cilia do?   help the cell move  
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What is the difference between osmosis and diffusion?   osmosis is the diffusion of water through a membrane  
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Passive transport moves with/against the concentration gradient   with  
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active transport moves with/against the concentration gradient   against  
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diffusion, osmosis, and facilitated diffusion move water from a ___ concentration to a ___ concentration.   high to low  
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What does the rough ER do?   transport proteins  
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A glucose molecule must enter the cell through facilitated diffusion. This means it must use a ____ to get into the cell   protein  
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What is a control?   Something you don’t affect in the experiment Ex. When doing an experiment that looks at how amount of fertilizer affects plant growth, your control would be a plant with NO fertilizer  
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What is a testable explanation for a question called?   hypothesis  
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What are variables?   Variables are the parts of an experiment being tested or changed.  
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What is the difference between the independent and dependent variables?   Independent is what you are changing. Ex: Amount of fertilizer Dependent changes based on the independent. Ex: plant growth Remember, dependent is usually the outcome that you are looking for  
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Name the piece of equipment or process used to measure temperature   thermometer  
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What are the main tenets of the cell theory?   Cells are the basic unit of life Cells come from existing cells All organisms are composed of cells  
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What is the function of the nucleus   contains DNA and controls cells’ actions  
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What is the function of the mitochondria   provides cell's energy, involved in cell respiration  
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What is the function of the chloroplasts   absorb sun, site of photosynthesis  
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What is the function of the lysosomes   break down waste using enzymes  
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What is the function of the vacuoles   storage  
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What is the function of the ribosomes   make proteins  
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What is the function of the ER   transports either lipids and proteins  
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What is the function of the golgi apparatus   packaging and distribution  
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What is the function of the cilia/flagella   movement  
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What is the function of the cell membrane   lets things in and out of the cell  
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What is the function of the nuclear membrane   holds DNA in nucleus  
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What is the function of the cell wall   stucture  
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What is the function of the cytoplasm   suport  
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What are the major components of a prokaryotic cell?   no nucleus, ribosomes are only organelle, small, circular DNA  
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What are the major components of eukaryotic cell?   nucleus, lots of organelles, linear DNA  
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What process results in cellular reproduction?   mitosis  
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What is cellular differentiation?   cells becoming their specific jobs  
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What is the relationship between cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems?   cells form tissues, which form organs, which form organ systems  
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Do all cells in an organism have the same DNA?   Yes, unless it has mutated  
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What are stem cells?   Stem cells are cells that can either replicate themselves or become almost any other type of cell  
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What is the difference between embryonic and adult stem cells?   embyronic stem cells can change into literally anything, adult stem cells can only turn into certain things- they're limited  
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What is homeostasis?   Keeping everything the same  
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What controls the movement of materials into and out of the cell?   cell membrane  
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What does semipermeable mean?   Lets some things in, not others  
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What is the difference between passive and active transport?   passive, doesn't need energy active does need energy  
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What does semipermeable mean?   Lets some things in, not others  
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What is a transport protein used for?   Facilitated diffusion- to get stuff too big to go through cell membrane into cell  
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What is endocytosis   stuff coming into the cell via vesicles- phagocytosis, pinocytosis  
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What is exocytosis   disposal of waste  
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What are the steps of mitosis   prophase metaphase anaphase telophase  
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What are the steps interphase   G1 S G2  
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What happens in prophase   DNA condenses to form chromosomes  
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What happens in metaphase   chromosomes line up in the center  
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What happens in anaphase   chromosomes are pulled apart  
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What happens in telophase   Cleavage furrow begins to form and nuclear membranes begin to reform around chromosomes  
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What happens in G1 of interphase?   Transcription and translation occur  
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What happens in S phase interphase   DNA is replicated  
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What happens in G2 of interphase   rapid cell growth  
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What stage do cells spend most of their time in?   interphase  
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How are enzymes and activation energy related?   Enzymes lower activation energy  
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What is the purpose of photosynthesis?   To take energy from the sun to make glucose (which is broken down to provide energy)  
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What are the two stages of photosynthesis?   light reaction and dark reaction/Calvin cycle  
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What happens in the light reaction?   happens in thylakoid, makes ATP, NADH and O2  
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What happens in dark reaction?   Occurs in stroma, uses ATP and NADH to make glucose  
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What is the overall equation for photosynthesis?   6CO2 + 6H2O → 6O2 + C6H12O6  
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What types of cells undergo cellular respiration?   Eukaryotic- both plant and animal cells  
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What is ATP?   Adenosine tri-phosphate Chemical energy source  
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What is the overall equation for cellular respiration?   6O2 + C6H12O6 →6CO2 + 6H2O Remember, since Oxygen is involved, this is aerobic respiration!  
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What are the stages of cellular respiration?   glycolysis, Kreb's Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle), ETC  
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What happens in anaerobic respiration?   1. glycolysis 2. fermentation  
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What happens in glycolysis?   It is the cutting of glucose that happens in the cytoplasm Produces 2ATP, 2 Pyruvate (3 Carbon molecule), and NADH  
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What are the two types of fermentation?   Lactic acid and alcoholic fermentation  
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What is the product of lactic acid fermentation?   Lactic acid  
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What are the products of alcoholic fermentation?   produces CO2 and ethanol  
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What are the steps of aerobic respiration?   1. Glycolysis 2. Krebs Cycle/Citric Acid Cycle 3. ETC  
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What happens in the Krebs Cycle?   occurs in mitochondria, breaks the pyruvate down into 2 ATP, NADH and FADH2  
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What happens in the ETC?   occurs in mitochondria, takes NADH and FADH2 and makes 32 ATP by sending the hydrogen electrons back and forth across the mitochondria membrane  
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How does oxygen affect the path of cellular respiration?   If oxygen isn’t present, only glycolysis and fermentation happen. If oxygen is present, glycolysis goes to Krebs then ETC (electron transport chain)  
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How much energy comes from one glucose molecule?   36-38 ATP  
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What is the ATP-ADP cycle?   When ATP is used, turns into ADP (pops off that last phosphate) When energy is gained, ADP is turned back into ATP (put the phosphate back on)  
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What makes a molecule organic?   Contains Carbon  
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What is caloric value?   The energy needed to heat one gram of water one degree Celsius  
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What are the building blocks of proteins?   Amino acid  
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What are the monomers of carbohydrates and lipids?   Carbohydrates- monosaccharides Lipids- fatty acids  
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Which macromolecules are most and least preferred for energy   Most- Carbohydrates Least- Nucleic Acids  
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What do carbohydrates do?   Carbohydrates- broken down to provide energy  
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What do lipids do?   Lipids- insulation and energy storage  
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Starting with algae and ending with a shark, describe the flow of energy through a food chain.   Algae, fish, bigger fish, shark ☺  
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Place these in the proper order: secondary consumer, producer, primary consumer.   Producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer  
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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?   Food chain- straight line, doesn’t show all relationships Food web- shows all relationships possible- looks like spider web  
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How much energy is lost as energy passes through each trophic level?   Approximately 10%  
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What is the difference between an autotroph and heterotroph?   Autotroph makes its own food Heterotroph gets food by breaking down another organism  
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What are carnivores?   Eat consumers/consume meat  
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What are omnivores?   Eat consumers or producers  
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What are decomposers?   Type of detritivore, breaks down decaying matter  
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What are nucleic acids?   store genetic information  
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What are 3 parts of a nucleotide   sugar, phosphate, nucleotide base  
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What are three differences between DNA and RNA?   RNA- 1 stranded, DNA- 2 stranded Location- DNA stays in nucleus, RNA can be found in nucleus or at ribosome Uracil is found in RNA, thymine is found in DNA  
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What is the relationship between DNA, and gene, and a chromosome?   DNA makes up a chromosome (chromosome is tightly packed DNA) Gene is sections of the DNA  
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What are the base pair rules?   A-T, G-C  
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What does DNA code for?   DNA codes for proteins and traits  
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How many chromosome pairs do humans have?   23 pairs  
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How many chromosomes are sex and how many are autosomal?   22 pairs autosomes, 1 pair sex chromosome  
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Why is DNA replication semiconservative?   It keeps half semi means half/part conservative means keep Each new strand of DNA is half of the old, original strand, half new strand  
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What is the relationship between transcription and translation?   Transcription is the making of the mRNA Translation is the reading of the mRNA to make proteins  
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What are the three types of RNA?   mRNA, tRNA, rRNA  
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What is the DNA complement to the strand AGTAACTTAG?   DNA- TCATTGAATC  
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What is the RNA complement AGTAACTTAG?   RNA- UCAUUGAAUC  
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What are the differences between mitosis and meiosis?   Mitosis- body cells, only one cell division, resulting cells are diploid Meiosis- sex cells, 2 cell divisions, resulting cells are haploid  
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What are Mendel’s three laws of genetics and what do these mean?   Law of dominance- one allele is dominant to the other Law of segregation- you get half your genes from mom, half from dad Law of independent assortment- genes sort independently from one another, meaning your height doesn’t influence your hair color  
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What is an allele?   The possible forms of the genes, represented by letters  
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How does a Punnett square predict genetic crosses?   Predicts all possible outcomes by crossing each individual allele  
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What is the difference between the terms diploid and haploid?   Diploid- 2n, total number of chromosomes in pairs (23 pairs, your diploid number is 46)- body cells Haploid- n, single chromosomes, half the diploid number- only in sex cells/gametes  
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What is incomplete dominance?   blending (both traits dominant) red and white make pink  
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What is codominance?   potting (both still dominant) red and white make red-and-white-spots  
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What are multiple alleles?   When multiple alleles code for one trait  
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What is polygenic inheritance?   Multiple genes code for one trait – ex. Height, eye color, hair color  
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What is sex-linked inheritance?   Sex-linked traits- linked to sex chromosomes- usually sits on X chromosome, when doing Punnett squares, make sure you’re crossing XX and XY Makes- XrY have it, XY normal Females- XrX are carrier, XrXr have it, show symptoms, XX normal  
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What are linked genes?   Linked genes are genes that are linked on a chromosome (next to one another)  
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How does crossing over separate linked genes?   Crossing over separates linked genes because it literally breaks off pieces of the chromosome and attaches it to another one.  
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What does a pedigree show?   Family tree with traits  
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What shape is a female in a pedigree   circle  
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What shape is a male in a pedigree   square  
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How do you tell if a person has the specific trait in a pedigree?   They're filled in  
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What is a mutation?   change in the DNA  
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What is a mutagen?   causes a mutation  
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What is evolution?   change over time  
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What is natural selection?   those that are better adapted will survive and reproduce  
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What is a gene pool?   All of the genes within an ecosystem  
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What is gradualism in evolution?   evolution happening over a long period of time  
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What is punctuated equilibrium and evolution?   evolution happening quickly, then not  
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What is adaptive radiation/divergent evolution?   one species becoming two—they’re becoming more different  
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What is convergent evolution   two species becoming more similar  
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What is a homologous structure?   comparing structures between organisms that have the same structure (bone structure) but different functions  
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What is analogous structure?   comparing structures between organisms, have similar functions and different structures.  
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What is coevolution?   two species evolving as a result of one another  
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What is a vestigal structure   A structure (bone, organ, etc...) that is left over from our ancestors. They used it, we don't  
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How does biochemistry provide evidence for evolution?   Similar DNA over many species  
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In eukaryotic cells, where are ribosomes found?   In the cytoplasm and on the endoplasmic reticulum  
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What do RNA and ATP have in common?   Adenine and ribose  
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What are the reactants in cell respiration and the products in photosynthesis?   glucose and oxygen  
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What molecule is used for long term energy storage and insulation in the human body?   lipids  
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Why do grasses follow lichens during ecological succession?   Lichens form soil for the grasses to grow in  
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During transcription, the nucleotide sequence TAC on DNA becomes what?   AUG  
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