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63 Cards in this Set
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Mitosis results in the formation of ______
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two identical daughter cells
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_____ results in the formation of two identical daughter cells
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mitosis
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Meiosis results in the formation of
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four unique daughter cells
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_____ results in the formation of four unique daughter cells.
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meiosis
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The cells produced by mitosis contain ___ chromosomes
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46
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The cells produced by meiosis contain ___ chromosomes
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23
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The breakdown of glucose to produce energy in the form of ATP is known as
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cellular respiration
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Cellular respiration is
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breakdown of glucose to produce energy in the form of ATP
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A group of related individuals that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
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species
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The base of every food chain consists of
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producers
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Paramecium, amoeba and slime mold are examples of what
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protists
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Bacteria reproduce by
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asexual reproduction
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Epinephrine is produced by
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the adrenal glands
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What is the path of air through the human respiratory system
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nose
pharynx trachea bronchi alveoli |
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Vitamins A, D and E are ___ soluble
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fat
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Macrophages function by doing this
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phagocytizing pathogens and infectious agents
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This organ is composed primarily of lymph node tissue and red blood cells are destroyed here
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spleen
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What is the primary function of the nucleolus
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produce ribosomes
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This produces ribosomes
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nucleolus
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What contains the genetic instructions within the cell
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chromosomes
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Transfering the genetic information from the DNA molecule in the nucleus ot the cytoplsam is the job of
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mRNA
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DNA is transcribed to
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mRNA
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mRNA carries the transcription here where it is translated
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ribosomes
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mRNA carries the information to the ribosomes and it is
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translated
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The stage in cell division which involves chromosome seperation
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anaphase
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The simplest kingdom of life
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monera
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These cells excavates bone cavities
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osteoclasts
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The stage in cell division where chromosomes condense, the nuclear membrane deteriorates, and the spindle microtubules attach to the chromosomes.
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prophase
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During this stage of cell division the chromosomes move to the center of the cell.
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metaphase
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In this stage of cell division the kinteochore divides and the chromosomes seperate
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anaphase
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In this stage of cell division the nuclear membrane reforms around each new daughter cell's nucleus
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telophase
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This is when the cytoplasm of a cell splits in two, forming two daughter cells
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cytokinesis
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These cells form the bone matrix
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osteoblasts
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Blood is delivered to the heart from the lungs by the
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pulmonary veins
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The only veins that carry oxygen rich blood
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pulmonary veins
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Erythrocytes live for about
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120 days
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This is not normally reabsorbed by the kidneys
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creatinine
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These vitamins are fat soluble
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A D E K
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When both alleles are expressed equally in a phenotype
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co-dominance
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When the dominant allele masks the recessive allele in a genotype
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complete dominance
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When the phenotype is intermediate between the dominant and recessive with neither allele fully expressed
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incomplete dominance
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Tetanus uses this as the immunizing agent
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toxoid
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The part of the brain responsible for coordinating motor activity and muscle contractions
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cerebellum
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This serves as a passageway for nerves extending to and from the brain and controls automatic functions such as breathing, heart rate and digestion
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medulla
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This part of the brain controls vision, hearing, smell, speech
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cerebrum
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This regulates hunger, thirst, body temperature, blood pressure
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hypothalamus
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This prepares the body for emergencies
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sympathetic nervous system
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This returns the body to a normal state after it has been through an emergency
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parasympathetic nervous system
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This carries impulses from external stimuli to the brain
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sensory-somatic system
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This controls emotional responses to external stimuli
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limbic system
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These leukocytes attack and destroy cancer cells and cells infected by viruses
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natural killer cells
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These phagocytes attack and destroy invading infectious agents such as bacteria
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macrophages
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The production of antibodies to an antigen is considered ____ immune response
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active
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The bacterial genome consists of
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one double stranded circular molecule of dna
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Retroviruses produce this to allow them to produce a strand of DNA from an RNA template
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reverse transcriptase
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This part of the human eye does not have blood supply flowing to it
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cornea
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The most common type of white blood cell found in humans
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neutrophil
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These are the three steps to forming DNA
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initiation - formation of free radical
propagation - chain lengthening step termination - when something bonds to the free radical and discontinues the chain growth |
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Osmosis refers to
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the movement of water across a differentially permeable membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
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Retroviruses use the enzyme reverse transcriptase to
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make DNA from RNA template
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This is the first 3 bases of mRNA, commonly AUG
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start codon
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This is the most abundant type of RNA
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rRNA
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rRNA is synthesized in
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the nucleolus
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