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The community includes interacting populations plus the physical (non-living) environment.



True or false

False, a community only includes living organisms

All chemical reactions that occur in a cell are referred to as

Metabolism

Which of the following is NOT a kingdom within the domain Eukarya?


a. protists


b.fungi


c.plants


d.prokaryotes


e. animals

Prokaryotes

Prokaryotes do not have the following:


a. cell envelope


b. nuceoid


c. appendages


d. ribosmoes


e. mitochondria

ribosomes

The protein production factories of a cell are

ribosomes


Modifications that make organisms better able to function in a particular environment are called

Adaptations



This organelle is studded with ribosomes and is the site of protein glycosylation

Rough ER



This organelle is the site of mRNA synthesis

Nucleus

This organelle DOES NOT have contain chromosomal DNA….


a. vacuole


b. chloroplast


c. mitochondria


d. nucleus


e. none of the above

vacuole

This organelle is the site of cellular respiration and the majority of energy production

mitochondria

Rod shapped bacteria are called

bacillus

Bacterial cell walls are comprised of...

peptidoglycan

Animal cell walls ALWAYS have cell walls



True or False

NO, they do not


For life to contiute, temperature, moisture level, acidity and other physiological factors must remain in the tolerance level of the organism This is called

homeostatsis

The mitochondria are organelles that are responsible for

respiration and ATP production

Photosynthetic bacteria are called

cyano bacteria

The following structures allow exchange of plasmid DNA between two bacteria

conjugation pilla

The addition of modification of sugars attached to proteins occur in the

golgi bodies and rough ER

The phase of mitosis where the sister chromatics line up in the center of the cell is called

metaphase

The phase of mitosis where the sister chromatics are split apart is

anaphase


The phase of mitosis where the kinetochores form on either side of centromeres is called

prometaphase

The photosystem II protein complex is responsible for exciting electrons to generate ATP via

electron transport train

The cell cycle phase in which cytoplasm is distributed between two cells is most exactly called

cytokinesis

The calvin cycle in photosynthesis is carried out in what part of the chloroplast?

stroma

At the g1 checkpoint protein makes sure the sister chromatids are line up on the metaphase plate



True of false

False, the M phase does this

The overall # of ATP molecules synthesized during aerobic respiration is

36 or 38

The net # of ATP synthesized during glycloysis is

2

Glycolysis takes place in which portion of the cell

cytoplasm

Which molecule(s) are used as a electron carrier in respiration?


NADH and FADH2

The checkpoint where DNA damage is evaluated by the proofreading protein is

G1


An organism that produces its own food is called

autoptroph

The prepatory reaction occurs in

matrix

The phase where the # organelles double is in the

G1 phases

The two barrel shaped organelles that act to hold the mitotic spindle together in the centrosome is

centrioles

The enzyme that bring about apoptosis are

caspases

The proteins involved in the organization of DNA are called

histones

The protein complexes on either side of the centromere of the sister chromatics are called

kinetochores

In which phase of mitosis does the nucleus disappear?

prophase


The contractile ring is made out of the following protein

actin

The overall # of NADH molecule of glucose in the citric acid cycle is

6

In which phase of the cell cycle does DNA synthesis occur

s


In which phase of the cell are microtubules formed in order to assist with the mitotic spindle formation

g2


Which of the following will NOT make an enzymatic reaction go faster?


a.addtion of substrate


b.addition of enzyme


c. heating to optimal temperature


d. addition of product

addition of product

Non-sex chromosomes are called

autosomes

The origin of replication is a separate site on DNA where transcription begins



True or False

False, This is when duplication begins

This type of nucleic acid makes up the ribosome

rRNA

A particular location of gene on a chromosome is called

locus

The central dogma of molecular bio is that a gene is up of four bases



True or False

False, it is the flow of information from DNA to messenger RNA to protein

The fact that duplicated strands of DNA will contain one parent strand and one daughter strand is called

semiconservative

RNA polymerase always transcribes DNA in the 3' to 5'



True or False

False, it is 5' to 3'

The template strand of DNA is opposite of the gene



True or False

True

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the promoter?


a. defines the start of transcription


b. can be made of DNA or RNA


c. defines the direction of transcription


d. specifies the strand to be transcribed

can be made of DNA or RNA

In dominate individuals, one cannot determine genotype by observation



T or F

True

In recessive individuals, one cannot determine genotype by observation

False, recessive you can because it will always be aa rather than AA or Aa

In autosomal dominate disorders, both AA and Aa have the disorder



T or F

True

Which step is NOT a part of eukaryotic mRNA processing prior to translation?


a. addition of 5' guaine cap


b. binding of the ribosomes to MRN


c. addition of a ploy tail


d. splicing out of introns

binding of the ribosomes to Mrna

What is the start codon for DNA


ATG

What is the start codon for RNA

AUG

Proteins that play a primary structural role in organizing DNA are called

histones

Blood type is an example of codominat traits



T or F

True

When a single mutant gene affects two or more distinct and seemingly unrelated traits it is called

pleotrophy

Heterochromatin is active and frequent transcribed



T or F

False, heterochromatin is tightly packed therefore it will not allow active frequent movement. Euchromatin is active.

Bodies comprised of DNA coiled around histone protein complexes are called

nucleosome

Epigentic inheritance is transmission of genetic information outside of the coding region of the gene



T or F

True

The short portion of DNA where active repressor binds is called

operator

The exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatics of a bivalent during meiosis I is called

crossing over

The # of cells generated from one cell during the process of meiosis is

4

Fusion of a sperm and an egg create a fertilized

zygote, which is FERTILIZED

Reproductive (sex cells) cells are called


gametes

A female oocyte (egg) does not complete meiosis II until it is fertilized by a sperm



T or F

True

A change in chromosome # due to a nondisjunction during meiosis is called

aneuploidy

Movement of solute across the membrane can be done by what two things?

carrier proteins- come in contact with solute


channel productions- just tubes

Binary vision

reproduction common among prokaryotes wherein a cell divides giving rise to two cells, each having the potential to grow to the size of the original cell.

Flagella: Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes

Euk: move like a whip


Prok: propellor

Cotracticle vacoules do what?

get ride of water

what can you photosynthesize

plants


chloroplasts


algae


cyanobacteria

Chemiosomosis is

The flow of hydrogen thorugh ATP synthase and make ATP

Mitocondria is responsible for

respiration and ATP production

During the cell cycle, protooncegeres and Tumor suppression do what

protoon: promotes cell growth


tumor: promotes cell death

-Into the cell


-Out of the cell


-Carrying small particles


-Large particles

into- endocytosis


out-exocytosis


small particles-pinocytosis


large particles-phagocytosis

g1


s


g2


m

g1- growth of organelle


s- synathsis


g2- more growth, prep for M phase


m- includes mitosis and cytokinesis

The ends of chromosomes are

telomers

Characteristics of cancer cells:

does not undergo apoptosis


undifferentiated


has abnormal nucleus

Meoisis: cell division and nuclear division

cell division: 2


nuclear: 1


Helicase is

the enzyme that underlines and unzips DNA

Extracellular matrix (ECM) has

collagen, elastin, intergin, and fibrontein

Homologous structures are

structures that are anatomically similar because they are presumably inherited from a common ancestor

Analogous structures are

serve the same function but are not constructed similarly

Vestigial structures are

anatomical features that are fully developed in one group of organisms but are reduced and may have no function in similar groups (ex. flightless birds)

4 types of macromoleucles

proteins


lipids


polysacarides


nucleic acids