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Biology Final

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first generation(original parents)   parentals  
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alleles separate from one another during the formation of gamates   law of segregation  
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when a sperm cell fertilizes the egg cell of the same individual   self pollination  
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different forms of a gene   alleles  
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self-pollinating that results in the offspring being identical to their parent   true breeding  
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a specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another   trait  
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there are dominant and recessive alleles, and the dominant allele masks the recessive   principle of dominance  
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genes for different traits are inherited independently from each other   law of independent asortment  
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scientist who studied pea plants.father of genetics   gregor mendel  
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chromosomes that have a corresponding chromosome from the opposite-sex parent   homologous chromosomes  
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the process of reduction division in which sex cells are made   meiosis  
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cells that contain both sets of chromosomes   diploid  
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the seed can be broken in two sections9 contains two cotyledons)   dicots  
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have parallel veins   monocots  
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have flowers in multiples of 3   monocots  
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the vascular bundles are scattered throught the stem   monocot  
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are anchored by a tap root   dicot  
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surrounds and protects the embryo and prevents drying out   seed coat  
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specialized tissue to conduct water and nutrients throught the plant   stems  
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transport subsystem that carries water up from the roots to the rest of the plant   xylem  
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6co2 + 6h2o - c6h12o6 + 6o2   photosynthesis equation  
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bear seeds i a layer of tissue that protects the seed   angio sperm  
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creeping underground stems from which fronds originate   rhizomes  
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substance that makes cell walls rigid so that the plant can go upright   lighen  
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hollow cells with thick cell walls that allow water to flow efficiently in the xylem   trachneids  
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plants life cycle is called   alternation of generations  
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holds the two strands of DNA molcule together   hydrogen bonds  
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proteins that DNA wraps around   histones  
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states that adenine bonds with thymine and cytosine bonds with guanine   chargoffs rule  
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sites on DNA where unzipping and replication occur   replication forks  
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studied the causes of pneumonia in mice   griffith  
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proposed the first 3-D model of DNA   watson & crick  
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consists of a double ring   pure rings  
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homologues line up at the equator   metaphase 1  
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doesnt exist   interphase 2  
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chromosomes split at the centromere   meiosis  
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homologous chromosomes find each other and join in pairs   prophase 1  
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sigle, circular DNA found in bacteria   plasmid  
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cuts te DNA into specific sequences of nucleotides   restriction enzymes  
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produced from combining the DNA of two different species   transgenic organisms  
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"gluing" two DNA molecules together   splicing  
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is formed from spplicing enzymes joining natural and synthetic DNA together   recombinant DNA  
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making changes in the genetic code   genetic enginering  
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in mammals, the ----- turns into the spinal cord   dorsal hollow nerve cord  
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----- the phylum that contains both vertebrate and nonvertebrate chordates   chordata  
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the ----- turns into he backbone in mammals   notocord  
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a subphylum of chordata that contains all vertebrates   vertebrada  
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---- is when the fetus gets nutrients from the mothers body and is then born alive   viviparous  
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---- controls body movement in fish   cerebrum  
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---- is when the eggs catch outside the mothers body   oviparous  
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---- is when egg hatch inside the mothers body but nutrients are obtained by the yolk   ovoviparous  
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an animal that regulates its internal body temperature by outside means   ectotherm  
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a body part found at the end of the beak that is used to break open the egg   egg tooth  
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a bird fossil that suggest reptiles are the ancestors of birds   archaeopterynx  
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mamals like kangaroos that give birth to young who stay in a pouch where they are nourished by milk until they reach maturation   marsupials  
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includes reptiles with long broad snouts like crocodiles and alligators   crocodillians  
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mammals like the duck-billed platypus who have eggs that hatch and then nourish their hatchlings with milk   monotremes  
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mammalslike humans who keep their young in the womb while nutirents and waste proucts pass through the surrounding membrane   placental mammals  
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includes reptiles with a hard shell built into their backbone like turtles   testudines  
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the order of frogs and toads   anura  
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seperates the venticle into two partial chambers   septum  
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includes scaly reptiles like lizards and snakes   squamata  
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new bird fossil that links a common ancestor to both retiles and birds   protoavis  
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tuataras are the only animals left in this class   sphenodonta  
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if i have a feather, pen, and pencil in a bag, what is the probablility that i will pick up the feather 3 times in a row?   1/27  
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how would you show correct genotype for a homozygous dominant parent?   PP  
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describing the student as short would be describing the students----?   phenotype  
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if my husband has blood type A and i have blood type AB, what would NOT be a possible phenotype for our children?   O  
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skin color is an example of -----   polygenic traits  
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addenine and guanine are -----   purine basis  
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---- has circular DNA   prokaryotes  
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---- replication takes place in the nucleus   DNA/ Eukaryotes  
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---- is a virus that infects a bacterium   bacteriophage  
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what does NOT make up the back bone of DNA?   sugars and phosphates  
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mickey mouse just recently had DNA analysis. Scientists found 12% Adennine in his cells. how much in percent is there of guanine, thymine, cytocine?   Adenine and thymine have 12% and cytosine and guanine have 38%.  
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proteins are made of chains of -----   amino acids  
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each tRNA is very specific to the amino acid it carries. true or false   true  
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ribose and deoxyribose are both -----   sugars  
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RNA does NOT contain ----- as a nitrogen base.   thymine  
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in eukaryotic chromosomes, DNA replication begins at a single point in the chromosome and proceeds in two directions? true or false?   true  
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mutations can be -----   difficult  
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what are two frame shift mutations?   insertions/ deletions  
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" the fat cat went outside," being changed to "outside fat cat went the" is an example of a ----- mutation   inversion  
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crossing a buffalo and cattle to produce beefallo is an example of -----   hybridization  
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if i needed to mae many copies of a particular gene, i would use -----   PCR  
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what s often used as a genetic marker in plasmids?   bacteria  
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if i have a feather, pen, and pencil in a bag, what is the probablility that i will pick up the feather 3 times in a row?   1/27  
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how would you show correct genotype for a homozygous dominant parent?   PP  
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describing the student as short would be describing the students----?   phenotype  
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if my husband has blood type A and i have blood type AB, what would NOT be a possible phenotype for our children?   O  
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skin color is an example of -----   polygenic traits  
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addenine and guanine are -----   purine basis  
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---- has circular DNA   prokaryotes  
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---- replication takes place in the nucleus   DNA/ Eukaryotes  
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---- is a virus that infects a bacterium   bacteriophage  
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what does NOT make up the back bone of DNA?   sugars and phosphates  
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mickey mouse just recently had DNA analysis. Scientists found 12% Adennine in his cells. how much in percent is there of guanine, thymine, cytocine?   Adenine and thymine have 12% and cytosine and guanine have 38%.  
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proteins are made of chains of -----   amino acids  
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each tRNA is very specific to the amino acid it carries. true or false   true  
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ribose and deoxyribose are both -----   sugars  
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RNA does NOT contain ----- as a nitrogen base.   thymine  
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in eukaryotic chromosomes, DNA replication begins at a single point in the chromosome and proceeds in two directions? true or false?   true  
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mutations can be -----   difficult  
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what are two frame shift mutations?   insertions/ deletions  
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" the fat cat went outside," being changed to "outside fat cat went the" is an example of a ----- mutation   inversion  
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crossing a buffalo and cattle to produce beefallo is an example of -----   hybridization  
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if i needed to mae many copies of a particular gene, i would use -----   PCR  
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what s often used as a genetic marker in plasmids?   bacteria  
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what are three uses of gel electrophoresis?   compares genomes of different organisms to locate specific genes; forensics; and molecular biology  
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DNA has a ----- charge   negative  
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----- is continued breeding of individuals with similar characteristics   inbreeding  
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if i wanted to see if a geneic disorder was the consequence of a chromosomal mutation, i would use a -----   karyotype  
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if i wanted to see how a genetic disorder is inherited(dominant, recessive, codomoniant, etc), i would use a -----   pedigree  
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no two people have the same DNA   true  
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if i am pregnant and want a boy, whose fault is it if i get a girl?   (dad) because he bought cheap condoms, ;)  
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humans have ----- chromosomes   46  
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females have ----- chromosomes   x  
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chromosomes that are NOT sex chromosomes are called -----   autosomes  
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trisomy 21 in a female is scientifically written as -----   47 xx + 21  
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if a person on a pedigree is recessive, their shape should not be colored. true or false   false  
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a male is represented on a pedigree by -----   square  
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when can linked genes be separated?   crossing over  
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there are far more ----- with colorblindness   males  
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down syndrome, turners syndrome, kleinfelter's syndrome are all a result of -----   non disjunction  
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---- is a DNA used to get a DNA fingerprint   transgenic  
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what was the goal of the human genome project?   analyze human DNA sequence  
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---- is the process of replacing a faulty gene with a working gene   gene therapy  
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we normally ----- use in gene therapy because they can be easily integrated into the cells DNA   viruses  
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the ----- helps us eliminate the nitrogen that can be harmful in our bodies   excretion  
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our muscles originated from what germ layer?   mesoderm  
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a ----- is an organism whose mouth is formed from the blastopore   protosome  
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----- are the only animals without body symmetry   sponge  
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skin is an example of ------ tissue   epitherial  
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if an organism has a right and left side, they have ------- symmetry   bilateral  
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what are the characterisitcs of cnidarians?   soft bodied, symmetrical, carnivorous  
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the ------ are groups of cells that form an eyespot for detecting light   ocelli  
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jellyfish are always seen in the ------ stages   medusa  
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----- are nerve cells that detect stimuli such as touch   nerve net  
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coral are solitary/ colonial?   colonial  
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----- were the most primitive vertebrates   jawless fish  
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the most advanced fish today is ------   bony fish  
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------- is the muscular cavity found at the end of large intestine where waste, urine, eggs, and sperm leave the amphibians body   cloaca  
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amphibian eggs must be layed in ----- because they lack a ------ to prevent desiccation   water; shell  
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list three characteristics of reptiles   dry skin, lungs, terrestial eggs  
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list 5 characterisitcs of mammals   hair, mammary glands, breathe air, 4 chambered heart, endoderm  
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the system that regulates the release of hormones for body activities ------ system   indocrine  
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we belong to the order ------   primates  
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parenchyma, collenchyma, sclerenchyma are all types of -----   ground tissue  
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the main pigment used to harvest the suns energy is -------- and absourbs ------ light   chlorophyll/everything but green  
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the organelle found in plants algae where photosynthesis occurs is the ------   chloroplast  
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