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King Phillp Came Over For Granny's Soup
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Domain
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species |
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Classification of organisms into universally accepted taxons: names reflect the organism's evolutionary heritage
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Taxonomy
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Nitrogenous base with two rings (adenine and guanine)
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Purines
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Nitrogenous base with one ring (thymine, cytosine, uracil)
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Pyramidine
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A molecule that exits as a double-stranded helix made from sugars, phosphorus and nitrogenous bases
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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
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Single-stranded molecule made from sugars, phosphates and nitrogenous bases; required for the transfer and translation of the DNA code within a cell
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RNA (ribonucleic acid)
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Nucleic acids (chain of nucleotides: consists of a pentode, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base)
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DNA and RNA
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Molecule that consists of a pentode, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base
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Nucleotide
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The job is to store and transmit hereditary information:
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Nucleic acids
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A type of sugar
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Pentose
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Not all RNA in the cell is translated into _____.
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proteins
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Complete set of DNA for an individual; contains all genes
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genome
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Unique molecule that provides direction for it's own replication and directs RNA synthesis
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DNA
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Genetic material that organisms inherit from their parents
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DNA
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Molecule in the backbone of DNA and RNA that links adjoining bases together
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Phosphate group
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Molecule found in DNA and RNA that encodes the genetic information in cells
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Nitrogenous base
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Name five types of nitrogenous bases:
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Adenine
Cytosine Guanine Thymine Uracil |
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Adenine
Cytosine Guanine Thymine Uracil |
Five types of nitrogenous bases
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Nitrogenous bases found in both DNA and RNA
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Adenine
Cytosine Guanine |
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Nitrogenous bases found in DNA and not RNA
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Thymine
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Nitrogenous bases found in RNA and not DNA
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Uracil
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Nucleoside:
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Nitrogenous base and the sugar without the phosphate group
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Two families of nitrogenous bases:
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pyrimidine and purine
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Nitrogenous bade with one ring (thymine, cytosine and uracil)
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Pyrimidine
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Nitrogenous base with two rings (adenine and guanine)
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Purine
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This complex is able to form because weak bonds are able to form between the hydrogen atoms and oxygen or nitrogen atoms bases in the complimentary strands of DNA
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Double helix structure
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Weak bond
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Hydrogen bond
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Pentose component in DNA
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Deoxyribose
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Pentose component in RNA
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Ribose
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Genetic blueprint of the cell
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DNA
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Messenger within the cell
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RNA
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DNA-synthesis of mRNA in the nucleus-movement of mRNA into cytoplasm via nuclear pore-synthesis of protein
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DNA-RNA-Protein
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Organelle responsible for synthesizing protein within the cell from amino acids
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Ribosomes
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Compound composed of a large number of amino acids joined in a particular type of chemical bond called a peptide bond
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Protein
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Process of cells copying the instructions from DNA into the RNA
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Transcription
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Process of protein reduction from messenger RNA
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Translation
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RNA is the messenger between DNA and protein synthesis
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True
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DNA strand has a built-in directionality along its sugar-phosphate backbone from_____.
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5' to 3'
(the two sugar-phosphate backbones run in opposite direction from each other) |
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The sugar-phosphate backbones are on the outside of the helix, and the nitrogenous bases are paired in the interior of the helix
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True
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Genetic blueprint of the cell
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DNA
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Messenger within the cell
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RNA
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DNA-synthesis of mRNA in the nucleus-movement of mRNA into cytoplasm via nuclear pore-synthesis of protein
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DNA-RNA-Protein
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Organelle responsible for synthesizing protein within the cell from amino acids
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Ribosomes
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Compound composed of a large number of amino acids joined in a particular type of chemical bond called a peptide bond
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Protein
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Process of cells copying the instructions from DNA into the RNA
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Transcription
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Process of protein reduction from messenger RNA
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Translation
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RNA is the messenger between DNA and protein synthesis
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True
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DNA strand has a built-in directionality along its sugar-phosphate backbone from_____.
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5' to 3'
(the two sugar-phosphate backbones run in opposite direction from each other) |
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The sugar-phosphate backbones are on the outside of the helix, and the nitrogenous bases are paired in the interior of the helix
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True
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In a ___ cell the DNA is concentrated in a region that is not membrane enclosed called the nucleotide.
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Prokaryotic
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Contains:
Cell wall Cytoplasm Nucleoid Plasmids Flagella Fimbriae Ribosomes Capsule Plasma membrane Pili |
Prokaryotic cell
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Bacteria and Archaea (only) are ___.
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Prokaryotes
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Rich protein fluid with gel-like consistency that houses organelles.
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Cytoplasm
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Region between the nucleus and the plasma membrane of a eukaryotic cell
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Cytoplasm
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In prokariotic cells, rich protein fluid with gel like consistency that houses organelles
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Cytoplasm
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Region of prokaryotic cell where the cell's DNA is located (not enclosed by a membrane). Condensed DNA of the cell.
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Nucleoid
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In a prokaryotic cell, it contains genes and the genetic blueprints for the formation of proteins that make up the machinery of cells.
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Nucleoid
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In a prokaryotic cell, are small circular portions of DNA not associated with the Nucleoid, that contain a small number of genes
genes compared to the DNA in the Nucleoid. |
Plasmids
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In a prokaryotic cell, RNA is copied from the DNA to take the instructions from the Nucleoid to the rest of the cell.
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True
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In a prokaryotic cell,manufacture proteins for the cell from the RNA messages. Very small bodies free floating in the cytoplasm.
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Ribosomes
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Locomotion organelle of prokaryotic cells
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Flagella
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In prokaryotic cells, is the membrane enclosing the cytoplasm.
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Plasma membrane
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In prokariotic cells, is the rigid structure outside the plasma membrane
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Cell wall
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Some eukaryotic cells live as single cells, but many exist as part of a larger complex of cells composing a multicellular organism
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True
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Eukaryotic cells are more complex and larger than prokaryotic cells.
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True
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Parts of eukaryotic cell:
Nucleus Ribosomes Mitochondrion Cytoplasm Nuclear membrane Lysosomes Rough ER Smooth ER Cell membrane Vacuole Golgi apparatus Nucleolus |
Eukaryotic cell
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In an eukaryotic cell: what is the membrane that envelopes the cell and is semipermeable to allow certain substances and water in and out?
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Plasma membrane
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In eukaryotic cells: what makes proteins based on RNA messages from the cell's genes?
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Ribosomes
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In eukaryotic cells: what is the tubular transport network within the cell?
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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In eukaryotic cells: what is studded with ribosomes?
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Rough ER
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In eukaryotic cells: what is responsible for moving proteins from one part of a cell to another and from moving proteins to the outside of a cell?
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Smooth ER
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In eukaryotic cells: what is involved in the packaging and transport of proteins in the cell, including protein secretion?
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Golgi aparatus
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In eukaryotic cells: what refines proteins that have been manufactured by the ribosomes, sorts the proteins and prepare them for transport to other parts of the cell or to the cell membrane for secretion?
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Golgi apparatus
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In eukaryotic cells: what work hand in hand with the ER in protein movement and processing?
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Golgi apparatus
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In eukaryotic cells: what are the small membrane-bounded sacs within the cytoplasm that are used to transport proteins or other substances in or out of the cell?
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Vesicles
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In eukaryotic cells: what type of vesicles functions as a basic storage unit of the cell that can hold various compounds?
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Vacuole
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In eukaryotic cells: what type of vesicles contains digestive enzymes that are capable of disposing of cellular debris and worn cellular parts?
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Lysosomes
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What are the three types of vesicles in eukaryotic cells?
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Vacuole, lysosomes and peroxisome
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In eukaryotic cells: what type of vesicles function to rid the body of toxic components, such as hydrogen peroxide?
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Peroxisome
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In eukaryotic cells: what type of vesicles are major sites of oxygen used and energy production?
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Peroxisome
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In eukaryotic cells: what organelle produces hydrogen peroxide as a by-product, then converts it to water?
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Peroxisome
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The liver contains many peroxisomes because toxic substances build up here.
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True
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In eukaryotic cells: what is the powerhouses of the cell?
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Mitochondria
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In eukaryotic cells: what are the locations where the cellular fuel ATP is produced?
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Mitochondria
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In eukaryotic cells: what are large kidney bean shaped organelles that are surrounded by membranes?
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Mitochondria
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In eukaryotic cells: what is the organelle where cellular respiration occurs and most ATP is generated?
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Mitochondria
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The outer membrane of Mitochondria is smooth but the inner membrane is convoluted, with infoldings called cristae in which enzymes are found.
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The enzymes on the cristae help convert sugar into ATP to power the cell.
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In eukaryotic cells: what are the cellular tracks that, during mitosis, form the mitotic spindle? (the spindle helps organize and segregate the chromosomes during cell division)
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Microtubules
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In eukaryotic cells: what is the region where the cell's microtubules are initiated and that contain a pair of centrioles?
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Centrosomes
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What are microtubule-organizing centers that help to form and organize the mitotic spindle during mitosis?
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Centrosomes
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In eukaryotic cells: what is the very large organelle in the central portion of the cell that is enclosed by a double membrane with pores in it?
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Nucleus
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In eukaryotic cells: what is the control center of the entire cell and contains the cell's genetic material?
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Nucleus
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In eukaryotic cells: what directs all of the activities of the cell?
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Nucleus
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In eukaryotic cells: what is the small body within the nucleus that functions to produce ribosomes that get moved to the cytoplasm to make cell proteins?
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Nucleolus
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What are organelles that contain chlorophyll?
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Chloroplasts
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What allows the capture of sunlight that is used for production of glucose during photosynthesis?
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Chlorophyll
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Plant cells need both mitochondria and chloroplast.
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True
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What is used to carry out photosynthesis?
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Chloroplast
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Plant cells have much larger vacuoles than eukaryotic cells have.
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True
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In plant cells but not animal cells:
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Chloroplasts
Central vacuole Cell wall Plasmodesmata |
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What is the outer layer that maintains cell's shape and protect cell from mechanical damage and is made of cellulose, other polysaccharide and protein?
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Cell wall
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What is the prominent organelle in older plant cells that functions as storage, breakdown of waste products hydrolysis of macromolecules?
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Central vacuole
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In plant cells, what are the channels through cell wall that connect the cytoplasm of adjacent cells?
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Plasmodesmata
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The prokaryotic cell surface is layered first by the plasma membrane, the cell wall and the capsule.
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True
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What is the most basic of cell types?
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Prokaryotic
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The Nucleoid of the prokaryotic cell contains the DNA. The cytoplasm contains the ribosomes and plasmids.
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True
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The surface of an eukaryotic cell is called the cell membrane.
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True
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The cytoplasm of an eukaryotic cell surrounds the ER, ribosomes, Golgi apparatus, mitochondria, vacuoles.
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True
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Major difference between plant cell and eukaryotic cell: chloroplasts and cell wall
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True
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In prokaryotic (bacterial) cells, the DNA is located in the ____, and in eukaryotic (animal/plant) cells, the DNA is found in the _____.
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Nucleoid; Nucleus
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What is the portion of DNA on a chromosome that provides information for an organism's characteristics?
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Genes
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What is the condensed, single, very long strands of DNA double helix located in the nucleus of a cell containing hundreds of genes?
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Chromosomes
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What is the genetic blueprint for the information of proteins that make up the machinery of the cell?
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Genes
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What send messages within the cell and to other cells in the form of a code which is made possible through complementary base pairing?
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Genes
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Chromosomes consist of subunits of genes and genes consist of DNA
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True
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Within the genes are double stranded molecules of DNA.
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True
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Chromosomes, genes, DNA and RNA are the substances that preside over protein production.
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True
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What is the compound composed of a large number of amino acids joined in a particular type of chemical bond called peptide bond?
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Protein
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_____ are large structures of DNA that contain the ____, the blueprints for making an individual.
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Chromosomes; genes
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The central dogma of biology states that ____ gives rise to RNA, which gives rise to protein.
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DNA
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To translate the complimentary code on DNA into protein, ____ is required.
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RNA
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______ produces a more specialized cell from a less specialized cell.
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Differentiation
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What is a mass of cells formed after an egg is fertilized and begins dividing?
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Zygote
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What is an early development of an animal or a plant after fertilization?
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Embryo
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What are the cells of reproduction?
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Gametes
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What is the complete set of DNA for an individual?
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Genome (contains all genes)
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What is the organism's underlying genetic makeup or code?
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Genotype
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What are the reproductive cells that give rise to sperm or ovum?
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Germ cells
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What is the organism that contains cellular organelles and cells that contain nuclei?
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Eukarya (protist, plants, fungi and animals)
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What is one set of chromosomes called?
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Haploid cell
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What is a protein catalyst?
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Enzymes
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