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What always happens to the DNA code when a mutation occurs?
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The base sequence within a given gene is changed.
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What does the term hybrid form?
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Heterozygous (two different alleles)
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How do the bases bond in DNA?
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A bonds to T and C bonds G.
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What are some causes of mutation?
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Chemicals, viruses, high temperatures, radiation, and pollutants.
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What are the three types of passive transport (does not require energy)?
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Osmosis, diffusion, and facilitated diffusion.
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When will water move out of a cell?
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Hypertonic solution
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How do enzymes work?
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They lower the amount of energy needed to start a reaction.
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Why are fungi and bacteria important parts of our environment?
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They decompose nutrients and return nutrients to the soil.
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What ions do bases release in solution?
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Hydroxide
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What part of the cell regulates what enters or leaves the cell?
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Plasma or Cell membrane
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What is the equation for photosynthesis?
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6CO2 + 6H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
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What are the reactants for respiration?
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Oxygen and glucose
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Where does glycolysis occur?
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Cytoplasm
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How are mutations passed on to offspring?
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Meiosis
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What organisms in the food chain store the greatest amount of energy?
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Producers
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What is the force that holds the two strands of DNA together?
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Base pairing
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What is the term used to describe a single set of chromosomes?
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Haploid
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What are carnivores called that feed on organisms that either died naturally or were killed by other organisms?
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Scavengers
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What are factors that control inheritance called?
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Genes
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What is the material that composes the chromosomes?
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Chromatin
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