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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 |
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All chemical reactions that occur in a cell are referred to as |
Metabolism |
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Which of the following is NOT a kingdom within the domain Eukarya? a. protists b.fungi c.plants d.prokaryotes e. animals |
Prokaryotes |
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Prokaryotes do not have the following: a. cell envelope b. nuceoid c. appendages d. ribosmoes e. mitochondria |
ribosomes |
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The protein production factories of a cell are |
ribosomes
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Modifications that make organisms better able to function in a particular environment are called |
Adaptations
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This organelle is studded with ribosomes and is the site of protein glycosylation |
Rough ER
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This organelle is the site of mRNA synthesis |
Nucleus |
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This organelle DOES NOT have contain chromosomal DNA…. a. vacuole b. chloroplast c. mitochondria d. nucleus e. none of the above |
vacuole |
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This organelle is the site of cellular respiration and the majority of energy production |
mitochondria |
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Rod shapped bacteria are called |
bacillus |
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Bacterial cell walls are comprised of... |
peptidoglycan |
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Animal cell walls ALWAYS have cell walls
True or False |
NO, they do not
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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 |
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The mitochondria are organelles that are responsible for |
respiration and ATP production |
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Photosynthetic bacteria are called |
cyano bacteria |
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The following structures allow exchange of plasmid DNA between two bacteria |
conjugation pilla |
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The addition of modification of sugars attached to proteins occur in the |
golgi bodies and rough ER |
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The phase of mitosis where the sister chromatics line up in the center of the cell is called |
metaphase |
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The phase of mitosis where the sister chromatics are split apart is |
anaphase
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The phase of mitosis where the kinetochores form on either side of centromeres is called |
prometaphase |
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The photosystem II protein complex is responsible for exciting electrons to generate ATP via |
electron transport train |
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The cell cycle phase in which cytoplasm is distributed between two cells is most exactly called |
cytokinesis |
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The calvin cycle in photosynthesis is carried out in what part of the chloroplast? |
stroma |
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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 |
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The overall # of ATP molecules synthesized during aerobic respiration is |
36 or 38 |
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The net # of ATP synthesized during glycloysis is |
2 |
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Glycolysis takes place in which portion of the cell |
cytoplasm |
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Which molecule(s) are used as a electron carrier in respiration?
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NADH and FADH2 |
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The checkpoint where DNA damage is evaluated by the proofreading protein is |
G1
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An organism that produces its own food is called |
autoptroph |
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The prepatory reaction occurs in |
matrix |
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The phase where the # organelles double is in the |
G1 phases |
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The two barrel shaped organelles that act to hold the mitotic spindle together in the centrosome is |
centrioles |
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The enzyme that bring about apoptosis are |
caspases |
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The proteins involved in the organization of DNA are called |
histones |
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The protein complexes on either side of the centromere of the sister chromatics are called |
kinetochores |
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In which phase of mitosis does the nucleus disappear? |
prophase
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The contractile ring is made out of the following protein |
actin |
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The overall # of NADH molecule of glucose in the citric acid cycle is |
6 |
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In which phase of the cell cycle does DNA synthesis occur |
s
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In which phase of the cell are microtubules formed in order to assist with the mitotic spindle formation |
g2 |
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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 |
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Non-sex chromosomes are called |
autosomes |
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The origin of replication is a separate site on DNA where transcription begins
True or False |
False, This is when duplication begins |
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This type of nucleic acid makes up the ribosome |
rRNA |
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A particular location of gene on a chromosome is called |
locus |
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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 |
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The fact that duplicated strands of DNA will contain one parent strand and one daughter strand is called |
semiconservative |
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RNA polymerase always transcribes DNA in the 3' to 5'
True or False |
False, it is 5' to 3' |
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The template strand of DNA is opposite of the gene
True or False |
True |
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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 |
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In dominate individuals, one cannot determine genotype by observation
T or F |
True |
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In recessive individuals, one cannot determine genotype by observation |
False, recessive you can because it will always be aa rather than AA or Aa |
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In autosomal dominate disorders, both AA and Aa have the disorder
T or F |
True |
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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 |
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What is the start codon for DNA |
ATG |
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What is the start codon for RNA |
AUG |
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Proteins that play a primary structural role in organizing DNA are called |
histones |
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Blood type is an example of codominat traits
T or F |
True |
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When a single mutant gene affects two or more distinct and seemingly unrelated traits it is called |
pleotrophy |
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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. |
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Bodies comprised of DNA coiled around histone protein complexes are called |
nucleosome |
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Epigentic inheritance is transmission of genetic information outside of the coding region of the gene
T or F |
True |
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The short portion of DNA where active repressor binds is called |
operator |
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The exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatics of a bivalent during meiosis I is called |
crossing over |
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The # of cells generated from one cell during the process of meiosis is |
4 |
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Fusion of a sperm and an egg create a fertilized |
zygote, which is FERTILIZED |
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Reproductive (sex cells) cells are called |
gametes |
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A female oocyte (egg) does not complete meiosis II until it is fertilized by a sperm
T or F |
True |
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A change in chromosome # due to a nondisjunction during meiosis is called |
aneuploidy |
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Movement of solute across the membrane can be done by what two things? |
carrier proteins- come in contact with solute channel productions- just tubes |
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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. |
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Flagella: Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes |
Euk: move like a whip Prok: propellor |
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Cotracticle vacoules do what? |
get ride of water |
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what can you photosynthesize |
plants chloroplasts algae cyanobacteria |
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Chemiosomosis is |
The flow of hydrogen thorugh ATP synthase and make ATP |
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Mitocondria is responsible for |
respiration and ATP production |
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During the cell cycle, protooncegeres and Tumor suppression do what |
protoon: promotes cell growth tumor: promotes cell death |
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-Into the cell -Out of the cell -Carrying small particles -Large particles |
into- endocytosis out-exocytosis small particles-pinocytosis large particles-phagocytosis |
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g1 s g2 m |
g1- growth of organelle s- synathsis g2- more growth, prep for M phase m- includes mitosis and cytokinesis |
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The ends of chromosomes are |
telomers |
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Characteristics of cancer cells: |
does not undergo apoptosis undifferentiated has abnormal nucleus |
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Meoisis: cell division and nuclear division |
cell division: 2 nuclear: 1
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Helicase is |
the enzyme that underlines and unzips DNA |
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Extracellular matrix (ECM) has |
collagen, elastin, intergin, and fibrontein |
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Homologous structures are |
structures that are anatomically similar because they are presumably inherited from a common ancestor |
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Analogous structures are |
serve the same function but are not constructed similarly |
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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) |
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4 types of macromoleucles |
proteins lipids polysacarides nucleic acids |