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33 Cards in this Set
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What is the control center of a cell?
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nucleus
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What is the powerhouse of the cell?
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mitochondria
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What controls the passage of nutrients into the cell and wastes out of the cell?
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cell membrane
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What is made of DNA and has sections called genes which are recipes for traits?
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chromosomes
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What can be only found in plant cells, is made of non-living material and protects and supports the cell?
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cell wall
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Where proteins are made?
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ribosomes
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What is found only in plant cells, made of chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis?
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chloroplasts
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What stores water and waste?
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vacuoles
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What is a jelly-like substance that holds organelles?
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cytoplasm
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What is the transport of the cell called?
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endoplasmic reticulum
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What carries the codes or recipes for making proteins?
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DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid
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What is the male sex cell called?
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sperm
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What is the female sex cell called?
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egg
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What is another name for sexual reproduction?
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meiosis
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What is another name for asexual reproduction?
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mitosis
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What do we call it when an exact copy is made?
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replication
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What are sex cells called?
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gametes
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What do we the first cell of an organism?
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zygote
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What kind of reproducton requires two parents?
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sexual reproduction
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What kind of reproduction requires one parent?
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asexual reproduction
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Traits that can be seen
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phenotype
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Used to predict the possibility that a trait may be passed on from parent ot child
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Punnett square
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Traits that cover or mask other traits
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dominant traits
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traits that can be covered by other traits
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recessive traits
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Alleles for a hybrid trait
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Bb or Hh
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Transferring a gene from one organism to another
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genetic engineering
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Segments of chromosomes
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genes
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Mating two organisms to get an offspring with specific traits
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selective breeding
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A change in the sequence of the order of the bases in the DNA code
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mutation
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Something that causes a change in the order of the bases in the DNA code
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mutagen
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Holds the nitrogen bases together.
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hydrogen bond
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Used to trace a family through generations
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pedigree chart
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Alleles that make up a person's actual genetic makeup
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genotype
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