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113 Cards in this Set
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ced
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to yield, to go
ex- proceed |
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fer
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to bring or carry
ex- infer |
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hetero
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other, different
heterophile |
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cess
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to yield , to go
accession |
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fac
fic fec fect |
to make or do
ex-infect, factory, ficiton, perfection |
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bio
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life
biosphere, biology |
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curr
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to run
ex- cursory, incursion |
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chrom
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color
chromosome, chromatography |
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cip
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to take
ex- anticipate |
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mori
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to die
ex- immortal, moribund |
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credit
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to believe
ex- incredible, discredit, credible |
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scrib
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to write
inscribe |
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dox
doct |
belief
orthodox |
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curs
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to run
ex- cursory, incursion |
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ag
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to do
ex- agent |
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dic, dict
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to say
ex dictate, indictment, predition |
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ten
tent |
to hold
tenure, tenacious |
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tang
tact |
to touch
contact, tangent |
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cis
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to cut, kill
ex- incisive |
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veni
vent |
to come
convene, prevent |
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act
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to do
ex-act, inactive |
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cap
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to take
ex- capture |
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cycl
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wheel, circle
bicycle, encyclical |
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homo
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same
homogenized |
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leg
lect |
to choose, read
ex- select, eligible |
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spec
spect |
to look at
inspect, spectacular |
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secut
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to follow
sequel, consecutive |
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port
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to carry
import, portable, transport |
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bibli
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book
bible, bibliophile |
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auto
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self
automobile, autobiography |
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dem
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people
demographic |
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erg
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work, power
energy, ergometric |
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lect
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to choose, read
ex- select |
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script
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to write
circumscript |
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cred
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to believe
ex- discredit, credible |
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mort
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to die
ex- mortality, immortal |
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cas
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to fall
ex- casual |
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graph
gram |
writing
ex- telegraph, telegram, eiigram, grammar |
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don
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to give
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gen
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type, race
genetics |
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fac
fic fec fect |
to make or do
ex-infect, factory, ficiton, perfection |
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posit
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to place
ex- expose, positive |
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portat
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to carry
import, portable, transport |
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metr
meter |
measure
thermometer |
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capt
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to take
ex- capture |
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cid
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to cut, kill
ex-homicide |
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pon
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to place
ex- proponent |
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mitt
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to send
ex- admittance |
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crac
crat |
power, rule
democrafcy, autocracy, bureaucracy |
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cad
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to fall
ex- cadence |
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duc, duct
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to lead
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leg
lect |
to choose, read
ex- select, eligible |
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chron
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time
anachronism |
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lat
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to bring or carry
ex- translate |
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cep
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to take
ex- perception |
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da
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to give
ex- date, mandate |
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cosm
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world
cosmic |
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anthrop
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man, mankind
anthropology |
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sequi
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to follow
sequel |
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Who discovered how the structure of DNA accounts for its role in inheritance?
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Watson and Crick, 1953
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What is an important function of some carotenoids?
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Photoprotection: absorb and dissipate excessive light that would otherwise damage chlorophyll
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What do normal cells use that cancer cells do not?
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Growth factors
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When cells divide, they must be attached. What is this known as ____?
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Anchorage Dependence
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What 2 signals determine the ability of an animal cell to divide?
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Density-dependent inhibition
Anchorage dependence |
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Which phase of Meiosis occupies the most time?
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Prophase I
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To what type of receptors do PDGF molecules bind?
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Tyrosine-kinase receptors
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How much energy (kcal) is stored in 1 mole of ATP?
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7.3 kcal
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What type of external factors influence cell division?
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Nutrients
Presence of growth factors |
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What is a cluster of 4 chromatids called?
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Tetrad
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pillory
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criticize:
a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
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Aristotle (380-320 BC)
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This person developed the continuum of organisms; from lowest to highest forms.
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What color in the visible light spectrum has the highest radiation?
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Violet (380 nm)
Shorter the wavelength the higher the energy |
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What kingdom(s) and organelles do ATP Synthase reside?
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Eukaryotes: Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
Prokaryotes: PM |
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Microevolution
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Any change in allele frequency of a population resulting from mutation, genetic drift, gene flow, natural selection, or some combination of these.
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During what stage is CO2 first released?
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The Kreb Cycle (No Name Step)
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List the people who aided in the discovery of the genetic code in DNA.
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Mendel
Darwin Morgan Griffith Chargoff Avery/MacLeod Hershey/Chase Watson/Crick & Franklin Meselson/Stahl |
There's 9 of them
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Where does the assembly of the spindle microtubules start?
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In the centrosomes.
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How many pairs of chromosomes do the resulting cells have after Meiosis?
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1 pair
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bacchanalian
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debauchery
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What is formed during cytokinesis in animals and plants?
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Animals - Cleavage Furrow
Plants - Cell Plate |
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What provides the reducing power in the Calvin Cycle?
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NADPH
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p 181
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When O2 is present in Glycolysis, _____ is converted to ATP by _________?
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NADH; Electron Transport Chain
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What is the macromolecule involved in cellular division?
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Proteins Microtubules
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What is the difference between NAD+ and NADP+? Which pathway does it belong to and what type of reaction is it?
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NADP+:
-phosphates that offer free energy. -Photosynthesis -Anabolic NAD+: -Cellular Respiration -Catabolic |
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During what phase(s) does the cell grow and produce proteins and cytoplasmic organelles?
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During ALL 3 phases if interphase
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What type of ATP synthesis occurs when an enzyme transfers a phosphate group to ADP?
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Substrate-level phosphorylation
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CRITICIZE/CRITICISM
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Aspersion
Belittle Berate Calumny Castigate Decry Defamation Deride/Derisive Diatribe Disparage Excoriate Gainsay Harangue Impugn Inveigh Lambaste Obloquy Objurgate Opprobrium Pillory Rebuke Remonstrate Reprehend Reprove Revile Vituperate |
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How many chromosomes does a human cell have?
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46 chromosomes
(or 2 sets of 23 chromosomes) |
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What generates almost 90% of ATP in respiration?
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Oxidative Phosphorylation
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What process distributes identical sets of chromosomes to daughter cells?
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Mitosis
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What reactant do autotrophs use to produce organic molecules?
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CO2
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What 3 characteristics do homologous chromosomes have in common?
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1. Length
2. Centromere position 3. Staining pattern |
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How are chromosomes in a Karotype arranged?
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In pairs starting with the longest.
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What is the scientific study of heredity and hereditary variation?
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Genetics
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Describe the downhill route that most electrons travel during cellular respiration?
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Food » NADH » Electron Transport Chain » O2
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What 2 activities does a cell regulate in response to a signal?
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1. Enzyme activity
2. Genes |
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What type of reaction describes the electron transfer from NADH to O2?
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Exergonic
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Endogonic or Exogonic
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Founder Effect
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A few individuals from a large population establish, or found, a new population that have alleles only from the original population.
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One type of genetic drift.
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Where do the hydrogen atoms stripped from glucose go first?
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NAD+
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Inbreeding
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Non-random mating among closely related relatives.
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How much ATP and NADPH are required to make one G2P molecule?
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9 ATP & 6 NADPH are consumed
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Which of the reactants in Cellular Respiration are oxidized and reduced?
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Glucose oxidized
Oxygen reduced |
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What enzyme adds CO2 to RuBP?
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Rubisco (RuBP Carboxylase)
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p 190
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What does CO2 attach to in the Calvin cycle?
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Ribulose Bisphosphate (RuBP)=5 C sugar
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Directional Selection
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Favors an extreme.
Homozygous Dominant or Recessive EG Peppered Moth |
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Where does chemiosmosis occur in Chloroplasts and Mitochondria?
(List the 3 areas of transport) |
Mitochondria: H+ protons pumped from the Matrix to the Intermembrane Space
Chloroplast: H+ protons pumped from the stroma to the Thylakoid Space. |
p 188
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What is the name of the reaction center in chlorophyll's photosystem II?
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P680 (absorbs 680 nm wavelength of light)
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What is the electron acceptor in a redox reaction?
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Oxidizing Agent
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What is the reaction center of chlorophyll in photosystem I known as?
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P700 (absorbs wavelengths of 700 nm)
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What stages of Respiration can Fats enter?
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Glycolysis
(& The No Name Step) |
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What stages of Respiration can Proteins enter?
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Glycolysis, Kreb
(And NO NAME) |
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What is the purpose of cyclic electron flow?
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It produces the extra ATP required for the Calvin cycle that consumes more ATP than NADPH.
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p 187
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What is the main difference between noncyclic electron flow and cyclic electron flow?
(Functional unit and products) |
Noncyclic:
Uses Photosystem II & I Products are O2, NADPH, ATP Cyclic: Only uses Photosystem I Products are ATP only. |
p 187
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