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Term
THE STUDY OF LIFE
Definition
BIOLOGY
Term
ANYTHING THAT POSSESSES ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE
Definition
ORGANISM
Term
AN ORDERLY STRUCTURE
Definition
ORGANIZATION
Term
THE PRODUCTION OF OFFSPRING
Definition
REPRODUCTION
Term
A GROUP OF ORGANISMS THAT CAN INTERBRED AND PRODUCE FERTILE OFFSPRING IN NATURE
Definition
SPECIES
Term
RESULTS IN AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF LIVING MATERIAL AND THE FORMATION OF NEW STRUCTURES
Definition
GROWTH
Term
AN ORGANISM'S SURROUNDINGS
Definition
ENVIROMENT
Term
ANYTHING IN AN ORGANISM'S EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT THAT CAUSES THE ORGANISM TO REACT
Definition
STIMULUS
Term
THE REACTION TO THE STIMULI
Definition
RESPONSE
Term
REGULATION OF AN ORGANSIM'S INTERNAL ENVIROMENT TO MAINTAIN CONDITIONS SUITABLE FOR ITS SURVIVAL
Definition
HOMEOSTASIS
Term
THE ABILITY TO CAUSE CHANGE
Definition
ENERGY
Term
ANY INHERITED CHARACTERISTIC THAT ENABLES AN ORGANISM TO LIVE
Definition
ADAPTATION
Term
THE GRADUAL CHANGE IN A SPECIES THROUGH ADAPTIONS OVER TIME
Definition
EVOLUTION
Term
THE COMMON STEPS THAT BIOLOGISTS AND OTHER SCIENTISTS USE TO GATHER INFORMATION AND ANSWER QUESTIONS
Definition
SCIENTIFIC METHODS
Term
AN EXPLANATION FOR A QUESTION OR A PROBLEM THAT CAN BE FORMALLY TESTED
Definition
HYPOTHESIS
Term
AN INVESTIGATION THAT TESTS A HYPOTHESIS BY THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING INFORMATION UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS
Definition
EXPERIMENT
Term
THE PART OF AN EXPERIMENT THAT IS THE STANDARD AGAINST WHICH RESULTS ARE COMPARED
Definition
CONTROL
Term
THE CONDITION IN WHICH AN EXPERIMENT THAT IS TESTED
Definition
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
Term
WHAT RESULTS FROM THE CHANGE
Definition
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
Term
A SYMBOL THAT WARNS YOU ABOUT A DANGER THAT MAY EXIST FROM THINGS YOU WILL USE
Definition
SAFETY SYMBOL
Term
INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM INVESTIGATIONS
Definition
DATA
Term
REFERS TO MORAL PRINCIPLES AND VALUES HELD BY HUMANS
Definition
ETHNICS
Term
THE APPLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO MEET SOCIETY'S NEEDS AND PROBLEMS
Definition
TECHNOLOGY
Term
ALL THE CHANGES THAT TAKE PLACE DURING THE LIFE OF AN ORGANISMS
Definition
DEVELOPMENT
Term
AN EXPLANATION OF A NATURAL PHENOMENON THAT IS SUPPORTED BY A LARGE BODY OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OBTAINED FROM MANY DIFFERENT INVESTIGATIONS AND OBSERVATIONS
Definition
THEORY
Term
EVERYTHING MADE UP OF A SUBSTANCE
Definition
ELEMENT
Term
THE SMALLEST PARTICLE OF AN ELEMENT THAT HAS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THAT ELEMENT
Definition
ATOM
Term
THE CENTER OF AN ATOM
Definition
NUCLEUS
Term
ATOMS OF THE SAME ELEMENT THAT HAVE DIFFERENT NUMBERS OF NEUTRONS
Definition
ISOTOPE
Term
A SUBSTANCE THAT IS COMPOSED OF ATOMS OF 2 OR MORE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT ARE CHEMICALLY COMBINED
Definition
COMPOUND
Term
THE FORCE THAT HOLDS TOGETHER THE ELECTRONS THAT 2 ATOMS SHARE
Definition
COVALENT BOND
Term
A GROUP OF ATOMS HELD TOGETHER BY COVALENT BONDS
Definition
MOLECULE
Term
A CHARGED PARTICLE MADE OF PROTEINS
Definition
ION
Term
THE ATTRACTIVE FORCE BETWEEN 2 IONS OF OPPOSITE CHARGES
Definition
IONIC BOND
Term
ALLT THE CHEMICAL REACTIONS THAT OCCUR WITHIN AN ORGANISM
Definition
METABOLISM
Term
A COMBINATION OF SUBSTANCES IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS RETAIN THEIR OWN PROPERTIES
Definition
MIXTURE
Term
A MIXTURE IN WHICH 1 OR MORE SUBSTANCE (SOLUTES) ARE DISTRIBUTED EVENLY IN ANOTHER SUBSTANCE (SOLVENT)
Definition
SOLUTION
Term
A MEASURE OF HOW ACIDIC OR BASIC A SOLUTION IS
Definition
pH
Term
ANY SUBSTANCE THAT FORMS HYDROXIDE IONS (OH-) IN WATER
Definition
BASE
Term
ANY SUBSTANCE THAT FORMS HYDROGEN IONS (H+) IN WATER
Definition
ACID
Term
A MOLECULE W/ AN UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF CHARGE
Definition
POLAR MOLECULE
Term
WEAK CHEMICAL BOND FORMED BY THE ATTRACTION OF POSITIVELY CHARGED HYDROGEN ATOMS TO OTHER NEGATIVELY CHARGED ATOMS
Definition
HYDROGEN BOND
Term
THE NET MOVEMENT OF PARTICLES FROM AN AREA OF HIGHER CONCENTRATION TO AN AREA OF LOWER CONCENTRATION
Definition
DIFFUSION
Term
THE CONDITION IN WHICH THERE IS CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT BUT NO OVERALL CHANGE
Definition
DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM
Term
COMPOUNDS THAT HAVE THE SAME CHEMICAL FORMULA BUT DIFFERENT 3D STRUCTURES
Definition
ISOMER
Term
A LARGE MOLECULE FORMED WHEN MANY SMALLER MOLECULES BOND TOGETHER
Definition
POLYMER
Term
A BIOMOLECULE COMPOSED OF C, H, AND O W/ A RATIO OF ABOUT 2H ATOMS & 1O ATOM FOR EACH C ATOM
Definition
CARBOHYDRATE
Term
LARGE BIOMOLECULES THAT ARE COMPOSED MAINLY OF C & H W/ A SMALL AMOUNT OF O
Definition
LIPIDS
Term
A LARGE COMPLEX POLYMER COMPOSED OF C, H, O, N & SOMETIMES SULFUR
Definition
PROTEIN
Term
THE BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS OF PROTEINS
Definition
AMINO ACIDS
Term
THE COVALENT BOND FORMED B/T THE AMINO ACIDS
Definition
PEPTIDE BONDS
Term
A PROTEIN THAT CHANGES THE RATE OF A CHEMICAL REACTION
Definition
ENZYME
Term
A COMPLEX BIOMOLECULE THAT STORES CELLULAR INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF A CODE
Definition
NUCLEIC ACID
Term
SUBUNITS OF NUCLEIC ACID FORMED FROM A SIMPLE SUGAR, A PHOSPHATE GROUP & A NITROGENOUS BASE
Definition
NUCLEOTIDES
Term
A LARGE ORGANIC MOLECULE FOUND IN LIVING ORGANISMS; EXAMPLES ARE CARBOHYDRATES, LIPIDS, PROTEINS, & NUCLEIC ACIDS
Definition
BIOMOLECULE
Term
A NUCLEIC ACID, THE MASTER COPY OF AN ORGANISM'S INFORMATION CODE THAT CONTAINS THE INSTRUCTIONS USED TO FORM ALL OF AN ORGANISM'S ENZYMES & STRUCTURAL PROTEINS
Definition
DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID (DNA)
Term
A NUCLEIC ACID THAT FORMS A COPY OF DNA FOR  USE IN MAKING PROTEINS
Definition
RIBONUCLEIC ACID (RNA)
Term
BASIC UNIT OF ALL ORGANISMS; ALL LIVING THINGS ARE COMPOSED OF CELLS
Definition
CELL
Term

THE THEORY THAT 

  1. ALL ORGANISMS ARE COMPOSED OF 1 OR MORE CELLS
  2. THE CELL IS THE BASIC UNIT OF STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF ORGANISMS
  3. ALL CELLS COME FROM PREEXISTING CELLS
Definition
CELL THEORY
Term
FAIRLY RIGID STRUCTURE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PLASMA MEMBRANE OF PLANTS, FUNGI, MOST BACTERIA & SOME PROTISTS; PROVIDES SUPPORT & PROTECTION 
Definition
CELL WALL
Term
CHLOROPHYLL-CCONTAINING ORGANELLES FOUND IN THE CELLS OF GREEN PLANTS & SOME PROTISTS, CAPTURE LIGHT ENERGY & CONVERTED IT TO CHEMICAL ENERGY
Definition
CHLOROPLASTS
Term
LONG STRANDS OF DNA FOUND IN THE EUKARYOTIC CELL NUCLEUS; CONDENSE TO FORM CHROMOSOMES
Definition
CHROMATIN
Term
SHORT, NUMEROUS, HAIRLIKE PROJECTIONS COMPOSED OF PAIRS OF MICROTUBULES; FREQUENTLY AID IN LOCOMOTION
Definition
CILIA
Term
INSTRUMENT THAT USES LIGHT & A SERIES OF LENSES TO MAGNIFY OBJECTS IN STEPS; CAN MAGNIFY AN OBJECT UP TO 1,500 TIMES ITS ORIGINAL SIZE
Definition
COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Term
CLEAR, GELATINOUS FLUID IN CELLS THAT IS THE SITE OF NUMEROUS CHEMICAL REACTIONS; IN EUKARYOTIC CELLS, IT SUSPENDS THE CELL'S ORGANELLES
Definition
CYTOPLASM
Term
CELLULAR FRAMEWORK FOUND W/IN THE CYTOPLASM COMPOSED OF MICROTUBULES & MICROFILAMENTS
Definition
CYTOSKELETON
Term
INSTRUMENT THAT USES A BEAM OF ELECTRONS INSTEAD OF LIGHT TO MAGNIFY STRUCTURE UP TO 500,000 TIMES ACTUAL SIZE; ALLOWS SCIENTISTS TO VIEW STRUCTURES WITHIN A CELL
Definition
ELECTRON MIRCOSCOPE
Term
ORGANELLE IN EUKARYOTIC CELLS WITH A SERIES OF HIGHLY FOLDED MEMBRANES SURROUNDED IN CYTOPLASM; SITE OF CELLULAR CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CAN EITHER BE ROUGH (WITH RIBOSOMES) OR SMOOTH (WITHOUT RIBOSOMES)
Definition
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM (ER)
Term
UNICELLULAR OR MULTICELLULAR ORGANISMS, SUCH AS YEAST, PLANTS, AND ANIMALS, COMPOSED OF EUKARYOTE CELLS, WHICH CONTAIN A TRUE NUCLEUS AND MEMBRANE-BOUND ORGANELLES
Definition
EUKARYOTES
Term
LONG PROJECTIONS COMPOSED OF MICROTUBULES, FOUND ON SOME CELL SURFACES; THEY HELP PROPEL CELLS & ORGANISMS BY A WHIP LIKE MOTION
Definition
FLAGELLA
Term
STRUCTURAL MODEL OF THE PLASMA MEMBRANE WHERE MOLECULES ARE FREE TO MOVE SIDEWAYS W/IN A LIQUID BILAYER
Definition
FLUID MOSAIC MODEL
Term
ORGANELLE IN EUKARYOTIC CELLS W/ A SYSTEM OF FLATTENED TUBULAR MEMBRANES; SORTS AND PACKS PROTEINS AND SENDS THEM TO THEIR APPROPRIATE DESTINATIONS
Definition
GOLGI APPARATUS
Term
PROCESS OF MAINTAINING EQUILIBRIUM IN CELL'S INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
Definition
HOMEOSTASIS
Term
ORGANELLES THAT CONTAIN DIGESTIVE ENZYMES; DIGEST EXCESS OR WORN OUT ORGANELLES, FOOD PARTICLES, & ENGULFED VIRUSES OR BACTERIA
Definition
LYSOSOMES
Term
THIN, SOLID PROTEIN FIBERS THAT PROVIDE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT FOR EUKARYOTIC
Definition
MICROFILAMENTS
Term
EUKARYOTIC MEMBRANE-BOUND ORGANELLES THAT TRANSFORM ENERGY STORED IN FOOD MOLECULES; HAS A HIGHLY FOLDED INNER MEMBRANE THAT PRODUCES ENERGY-STORING MOLECULES
Definition
MITOCHONDRIA
Term
IN EUKARYOTIC CELLS, THE CENTRAL MEMBRANE-BOUND ORGANELLE THAT MANAGES CELLULAR FUNCTIONS & CONTAINS DNA
Definition
NUCLEUS
Term
MEMBRANE-BOUND STRUCTURES W/ PARTICULAR FUNCTIONS W/IN EUKARYOTIC CELLS
Definition
ORGANELLES
Term
LIPIDS W/ AN ATTACHED PHOSPHATE GROUP; PLASMA MEMBRANES ARE COMPOSED OF PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER W/ EMBEDDED PROTEINS
Definition
PHOSPHOLIPIDS
Term
FLEXIBLE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE CELL & ITS ENVIRONMENT; ALLOWS MATERIALS SUCH AS H20 & NUTRIENTS TO ENTER & WASTE PRODUCTS TO LEAVE
Definition
PLASMA MEMBRANE
Term
UNICELLULAR ORGANISMS, SUCH AS BACTERIA, EACH OF WHICH IS COMPOSED OF A PROKARYOTIC CELL. PROKARYOTIC CELLS LACK INTERNAL MEMBRANE-BOUND STRUCTURES
Definition
PROKARYOTES
Term
NON MEMBRANE-BOUND ORGANELLES IN THE NUCLUS WHERE PROTEINS ARE ASSEMBLED
Definition
RIBOSOMES
Term
FEATURE OF THE PLASMA MEMBRANE THAT MAINTAINS HOMEOSTASIS WITHIN A CELL BY ALLOWING SOME MOLECULES INTO THE CELL WHILE KEEPING OTHERS OUT 
Definition
SELECTIVE PERMEABILITY
Term
MEMBRANE-BOUND SPACE IN THE CYTOPLASM OF CELLS USED FOR THE TEMPORARY STORAGE OF MATERIALS
Definition
VACUOLE
Term
THIN HOLLOW CYLINDERS MADE OF PROTEIN THAT PROVIDE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT FOR EUKARYOTIC CELLS
Definition
MICROTUBULES
Term
PROTEINS THAT SPAN THE PLASMA MEMBRANE CREATING A SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE MEMBRANE THAT REGULATES WHICH MOLECULES ENTER AND LEAVE THE CELL
Definition
TRANSPORT PROTEINS
Term
GROUP OF PLANT ORGANELLES THAT ARE USED FOR STORAGE OF STARCHES, LIPIDS OR PIGMENTS
Definition
PLASTID
Term
PROCESS OF CONVERTING INFORMATION IN mRNA INTO A SEQUENCE OF AMINO ACIDS IN A PROTEIN
Definition
TRANSLATION
Term
MUTATION THAT OCCURS @ THE CHROMOSOME LEVEL RESULTING IN CHANGES IN THE GENE DISTRIBUTION TO GAMETES DURING MEIOSIS; CAUSED WHEN PARTS OF CHROMOSOMES BREAK OFF OR REJOIN INCORRECTLY
Definition
CHROMOSOMAL MUTATION
Term
SET OF 3 NITROGENOUS BASES THAT REPRESENTS AN AMINO ACID; ORDER OF NITROGENOUS BASES IN mRNA DETERMINES THE TYPE & ORDER OF AMINO ACIDS IN A PROTEIN
Definition
CODON
Term
PROCESS IN WHICH CHROMOSOMAL DNA IS COPIED B4 MITOSIS OR MEIOSIS
Definition
DNA REPLICATION
Term
SHAPE OF A DNA MOLECULE FORMED WHEN 2 TWISTED DNA STRANDS ARE COILED INTO A SPRINGLIKE STRUCTURE & HELD TOGETHER BY H BONDS B/T THE BASES
Definition
DOUBLE HELIX
Term
MUTATION THAT OCCURS WHEN A SINGLE BASE IS ADDED OR DELETED FROM DNA; CAUSES A SHIFT IN THE READING OF CODONS BY 1 BASE
Definition
FRAMESHIFT MUTATION
Term
RNA THAT TRANSPORTS INFO FROM DNA IN THE NUCLEUS TO THE CELL'S CYTOPLASM
Definition
MESSENGER RNA (mRNA)
Term
ANY AGENT THAT CAN CAUSE A CHANGE IN DNA; INCLUDES HIGH-ENERGY RADIATION, CHEMICALS, OR HIGH TEMPS
Definition
MUTAGEN
Term
ANY CHANGE OR RANDOM ERROR IN A DNA SEQUENCE
Definition
MUTATION
Term
C RING STRUCTURE FOUND IN DNA OR RNA THAT CONTAINS 1 OR MORE ATOMS OF N; INCLUDES A,G,C,T,&U
Definition
NITROGENOUS BASE
Term
MUTATION IN A DNA SEQUENCE; OCCURS FROM A CHANGE IN A SINGLE BASE PAIR
Definition
POINT MUTATION
Term
RNA THAT MAKES UP THE RIBOSOMES; CLAMPS ONTO mRNA & USES ITS INFO TO ASSEMBLE AMINO ACIDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER
Definition
RIBOSOMAL RNA (rRNA)
Term
PROCESS IN THE CELL NUCLEUS WHERE ENZYMES MAKE AN RNA COPY OF A DNA STRAND
Definition
TRANSCRIPTION
Term
RNA THAT TRANSPORTS AMINO ACIDS TO THE RIBOSOMES TO BE ASSEMBLED INTO PROTEINS
Definition
TRANSFER RNA (tRNA)
Term
WHEN USING A MICROSCOPE, HOW DO YOU CALCULATE THE TOTAL MAGNIFICATION?
Definition
MAGNIFICATION OF THE EYEPIECE X MAGNIFICATION OF OBJECTIVE LENSE
Term
IF THE R ON THE SLIDE ABOVE WAS VIEWED UNDER HIGH POWER W/ THE 40X OBJECTIVE LENSES, WHAT WOULD THE TOTAL MAGNIFICATION BR IF THE EYEPIECE HAS A MAGNIFICATION OF 15X?
Definition
15 X 40 = 600X
Term
WHILE YOU ARE LOOKING THROUGH THE EYEPIECE YOU PUSH THE SLIDE ON TH MICROSCOPE STAGE TO THE RIGHT. WHICH WAY WILL THE SPECIMEN APPEAR TO MOVE IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW?
Definition
TO THE LEFT
Term
WHAT ARE 4 CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE SHARED BY ALL LIVING THINGS?
Definition
  1. ORDERLY STRUCTURE
  2. PRODUCE OFFSPRING
  3. GROW & DEVELOP
  4. ADAPT TO CHANGES IN ENVIROMENT
Term

PUT THE FOLLOWING TERMS IN ORDER FROM LEAST TO MOST COMPLEX:

ORGAN

CELL

ORGANISM

ORGANELLE

ORGAN SYSTEM

TISSUE

Definition

ORGANELLE

CELL

TISSUE

ORGAN

ORGAN SYSTEM

ORGANISM

Term
LIST THE 3 COMPONENTS OF THE CELL THEORY
Definition
  1. ALL ORGANISMS ARE COMPOSED OF 1 OR MORE CELLS
  2. CELLS ARE THE BASIC UNIT OF STRUCTURE & ORGANIZATION OF ALL ORGANISMS
  3. ALL CELLS COME FROM PREEXISTING CELLS
Term
WHAT IS THE BASIC UNIT OF LIFE?
Definition
CELL
Term
WHAT ORGANELLE... CONVERTS SOLAR ENERGY INTO CHEMICAL ENERGY (FOOD/SUGAR)
Definition
CHLOROPLAST
Term

WHAT ORGANELLE... CONTROL CENTER OF THE CELL WHICH CONTAINS THE DNA IN EUKARYOTIC CELLS

Definition
NUCLEUS
Term

WHAT ORGANELLE... PROVIDES STRUCTURE & SUPPORT W/IN THE CELL & HELPS W/ CELL MOVEMENT

Definition
CYTOPLASM
Term

WHAT ORGANELLE... FOUND IN BOTH PLANTS & ANIMALS & STORES LIQUIDS & DISSOLVED MATERIALS

Definition
VACOLE
Term

WHAT ORGANELLE... MAKES RIBOSOMES

Definition
NUCLEOLOUS
Term

WHAT ORGANELLE... PROTEIN FACTORY FOUND IN ALL CELLS

Definition
RIBOSOME
Term

WHAT ORGANELLE... CLEANS UP THE CELL (CONTAINS DIGESTIVE ENZYMES)

Definition
LYSOMES
Term

WHAT ORGANELLE... CONVERTS CHEMICAL ENERGY FROM FOOD (SUGAR) INTO CELL ENERGY IN THE FORM OF ATP

Definition
MITOCHONDRIA
Term

WHAT ORGANELLE... TRANSPORT CHANNELS IN THE CELL, SOME ARE COVERED W/ RIBOSOMES & OTHERS ARE NOT

Definition
ER
Term

WHAT ORGANELLE... FOUND OUTSIDE THE CELL MEMBRANE; PROVIDES SUPPORT

Definition
PLASMA MEMBRANE
Term

WHAT ORGANELLE... CONTROLS WHAT ENTERS & LEAVES THE NUCLEUS (BREAKS DOWN DURING CELL DIVISION)

Definition
NUCLEAR ENVELOPE
Term

WHAT ORGANELLE... COLLECTS, MODIFIES, REPACKAGES & SHIPS OUT LARGE PROTEINS/PRODUCTS

Definition
GOLGI APPARATUS
Term
WHAT IS A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION THAT TRACES A FAMILY'S GENETIC INHERITANCE?
Definition
PEDIGREE
Term
SQUARES = __________
Definition
MALE
Term
CIRCLES = ________
Definition
FEMALE
Term
SHADED = ________
Definition
AFFECTED/ CONTAINS THE SPECIFIC TRAIT
Term
HALF SHADED = __________
Definition
HETEROZYGOUS/ DOSN'T DISPLAY THE TRAIT BUT IS A CARRIER
Term
VERTICAL LINES REPRESENT ___________
Definition
CHILDREN
Term
EACH ROW REPRESENTS A _____________
Definition
GENERATION
Term
HORIZONTAL LINE CONNECTING SQUARE TO A CIRCLE = ___________
Definition
PARENTS
Term
WHAT ARE NON SEX CHROMOSOMES?
Definition
AUTOSOMES
Term
WHAT ARE MATCHING PAIR OF HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES?
Definition
AUTOSOMES
Term
WHAT ARE NON-MATCHING PAIR OF CHROMOSOMES?
Definition
SEX CHROMOSOME
Term
WHAT IS THE INHERITANCE PATTERN IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL'S PHENOTYPE IS INTERMEDIATE B/T THAT OF THE 2 PARENTS B/C 1 ALLELE IS NOT COMPLETELY DOMINANT OVER THE OTHER?
Definition
INCOMPLETE DOMINANCE
Term
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN BOTH ALLELES ARE EXPRESSED EQUALLY, THE PHENOTYPES OF BOTH PARENTS ARE PRODUCED IN HETEROZYGOUS OFFSPRING?
Definition
CODOMINANCE
Term
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN SOME GENES HAVE MORE THAN 2 ALTERNATIVE FORMS AND MANY TRAITS ARE CONTROLLED BY MORE THAN 2 ALLELES?
Definition
MULTIPLE ALLELES 
Term
WHAT RESULTS IN 2 IDENTICAL COPIES OF DNA?
Definition
REPLICATION
Term
GENETIC CODE USES _______ AS ITS ALPHABET
Definition
NITROGENOUS BASES
Term
DNA IS _______ STRANDED
Definition
DOUBLE
Term
WHAT ARE THE 3 TYPES OF NUCLEOTIDES?
Definition
  1. 5-CARBON SUGAR
  2. A PHOSPHATE GROUP
  3. A NITROGENOUS BASE
Term
WHAT NITROGENOUS BASES ARE PURINES?
Definition
ADENINE (A) & GUANINE (G)
Term
WHAT IS A LARGE DOUBLE RING MOLECULE?
Definition
PURINES
Term
WHAT ARE SMALL, SINGLE RINGED MOLECULES?
Definition
PYRIMIDINES
Term
PYRIMIDINES CONSIST OF WHAT NITROGENOUS BASES?
Definition
THYMINE (T) & CYTOSINE (C)
Term
ADENINE CAN CONVERT INTO WHAT?
Definition
THYMINE OR URACIL
Term
WHAT DOES THYMINE OR URACIL CONVERT TO?
Definition
ADENINE
Term
WHAT DOES GUANINE CONVERT TO?
Definition
CYTOSINE
Term
WHAT DOES CYTOSINE CONVERT TO?
Definition
GUANINE
Term
WHAT MAKES THE DNA OF A HUMAN DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF CHIMPANZEES?
Definition
DIFFERENCES IN THE ORDER OF THE NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES
Term
WHAT ARE 3 TYPES OF RNA THAT HELP BUILD PROTEIN?
Definition
  1. mRNA
  2. rRNA
  3. tRNA
Term
WHAT RNA MAKES A WORKING COPY OF DNA'S GENES?
Definition
mRNA
Term
WHAT RNA USES INFO FROM mRNA TO ASSEMBLE AMINO ACIDS INTO PROTEINS?
Definition
rRNA
Term
WHAT RNA SUPPLIES AMINO ACIDS TO THE RIBOSOME FOR PROTEIN PRODUCTION?
Definition
tRNA
Term
___________, GUANINE, CYTOSINE, & THYMINE ARE 4 ______________ IN DNA
Definition
ADENINE/NITROGENOUS BASE
Term
IN DNA, _______ ALWAYS FORMS HYDROGEN BONDS W/ GUANINE
Definition
CYTOSINE
Term
THE SEQUENCE OF __________ CARRIES THE GENETIC INFO OF AN ORGANISM
Definition
NUCLEOTIDES
Term
THE PROCESS OF __________ PRODUCES A NEW COPY OF AN ORGANISM'S GENETIC INFO, WHICH IS PASSED ON TO AN NEW CELL
Definition
DNA REPLICATION
Term
THE DOUBLE COILED SHAPE OF DNA IS CALLED ___________
Definition
DOUBLE HELIX
Term
WHAT IS THE PROCESS THAT ENABLES CELLS TO MAINTAIN OPTMUM SIZE?
Definition
CELL DIVISION
Term
WHAT CONSISTS OF 3 MAJOR PERIODS THAT CA CELL UNDERGOES DURING THE COURSE OF ITS LIFE?
Definition
CELL CYCLE
Term
WHAT ARE THE 3 PERIODS OF THE CELL CYCLE?
Definition
  1. INTERPHASE
  2. MITOSIS
  3. CYTOKINESIS
Term
INTERPHASE IS THE PERIOD OF WHAT?
Definition
GROWTH
Term
WHAT ARE THE 3 PARTS OF INTERPHASE?
Definition
  1. G1
  2. S STAGE
  3. G2 STAGE
Term
THE MAJORITY OF A CELLS LIFEIS SPENT DURING WHAT PHASE?
Definition
INTERPHASE
Term
WHAT ARE THE 4 PARTS OF MITOSIS? 
Definition
  1. PROPHASE
  2. METAPHASE
  3. ANAPHASE
  4. TELOPHASE
Term
DURING WHAT STAGE OF MITOSIS... DO THE CHROMOSOMES LINE UP ALONG THE CELL'S EQUATOR?
Definition
METAPHASE
Term

DURING WHAT STAGE OF MITOSIS... DO CHROMATIN CONDENSE INTO CHROMOSOMES?

Definition
PROPHASE
Term

DURING WHAT STAGE OF MITOSIS... ARE THE SISTER CHROMATIDS PULLED APART?

Definition
ANAPHASE
Term
WHAT DOES THE "A" IN "ANAPHASE" STAND FOR?
Definition
AWAY/APART
Term

DURING WHAT STAGE OF MITOSIS... DO CHROMATIDS REACH OPPOSITE POLES AND BEGIN UNCOILING?

Definition
TELOPHASE
Term
WHAT RESULTS FROM UNCONTROLLED CELL DIVISION?
Definition
CANCER
Term
THE PASSIVE DIFFUSION OF H20 ACROSS A SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE MEMBRANE
Definition
OSMOSIS
Term
SOLUTION OUTSIDE OF THE CELL HAS A LOWER SOLUTE THAN INSIDE
Definition
HYPERTONIC SOLUTION
Term
SOLUTION OUTSIDE THE CELL HAS MORE SOLUTE THAN INSIDE
Definition
HYPOTONIC
Term
SOLUTION THAT MEETS DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM
Definition
ISOTONIC SOLUTION
Term
WHAT SOLUTION CAUSES CELLS TO BURST?
Definition
HYPERTONIC
Term
WHAT SOLUTION CAUSES CELLS TO SHRIVEL/WILT?
Definition
HYPOTONIC
Term
WHAT SOLUTION CAUSES NO OVERALL CHANGE?
Definition
ISOTONIC
Term
WHAT TRANSPORT DOESN'T REQUIRE ENERGY?
Definition
PASSIVE TRANSPORT
Term
WHAT TRANSPORT REQUIRES THE USE OF ENERGY?
Definition
ACTIVE TRANSPORT
Term
WHAT 3 FACTORS LIMIT CELL SIZE?
Definition
  1. DIFFUSION BECOMES SLOW AND INEFFICIENT AS DISTANCE INCREASES
  2. AMOUNT OF DNA
  3. CELL'S SURFACE AREA TO VOLUME RATIO
Term
WHO INVENTED THE MICROSCOPE?
Definition
ANTON VAN LEEUWHENHOEK
Term
WHO NAMED THE CELL?
Definition
ROBERT HOOK
Term
WHO DISCOVERED THE NUCLEUS?
Definition
ROBERT BROWN
Term
WHO CONCLUDED THAT ALL PLANTS WERE MADE OF CELLS?
Definition
MATTHAIS SCHLEDIEN
Term
WHO CONCLUDED THAT ALL ANIMALS WERE MADE OF CELLS?
Definition
THEODORE SCHWANN
Term
WHO STATED THAT ALL CELLS COME FROM PREEXISTING CELLS?
Definition
RUDOLF VIRCHAW
Term
WHAT KIND OF COMPOUNDS CONSIST OF CARBON?
Definition
ORGANIC
Term
WHAT ARE THE 4 MAJOR MACROMOLECULES?
Definition
  1. CARBOHYDRATES
  2. LIPIDS
  3. PROTEINS
  4. NUCLEIC ACIDS
Term
CARBOHYDRATES CONSIST OF WHAT 3 ELEMENTS?
Definition
  1. CARBON
  2. HYDROGEN
  3. OXYGEN
Term
WHAT IS THE RATION BETWEEN O:H:C IN CARBS?
Definition
1:2:1
Term
WHAT IS THE SIMPLIST TYPE OF CARB?
Definition
MONOSACCHARIDES/SIMPLE SUGARS
Term
WHAT ARE LIPIDS COMPOSED OF?
Definition
  • GLYCEROL
  • 3 FATTY ACIDS
Term
ARE LIPIDS POLAR OR NONPOLAR?
Definition
NONPOLAR
Term
WHAT 4 ELEMENTS MAKE UP PROTEINS?
Definition
  1. CARBON
  2. HYDROGEN
  3. OXYGEN
  4. NITROGEN
Term
WHAT 5 ELEMENTS ARE NUCLEIC ACIDS COMPOSED OF?
Definition
  1. CARBON
  2. OXYGEN
  3. HYDROGEN
  4. NITROGEN
  5. PHOSPHORUS ATOMS
Term
WHAT ARE THE 2 TYPES OF NUCLEIC ACIDS?
Definition
  1. DNA
  2. RNA
Term
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Definition
CYTOKINESIS
Term
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Definition
PROPHASE
Term
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Definition
ANAPHASE
Term
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Definition
INTERPHASE
Term
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Definition
METAPHASE
Term
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Definition
TELOPHASE
Term
SI FOR DISTANCE/LENGTH
Definition
METER (m)
Term
SI FOR VOLUME
Definition

CUBIC METER (cm)

OR

LITER

(l)

Term
SI FOR MASS
Definition
KILOGRAMS (kg)
Term
SI FOR TEMPTURE
Definition
KELVIN (K)
Term
SI FOR TIME
Definition
SECONDS (s)
Term
FORMULA OF AREA
Definition
LENGTH X WIDTH
Term
FORMULA FOR VOLUME
Definition
LENGTH X WIDTH X HEIGHT
Term
VOLUME IS MEASURE IN A WHAT?
Definition
GRADUATED CYLINDER
Term
FORMULA OF DENSITY
Definition
DENSITY = MASS ÷ VOLUME =kg/m3 OR MORE COMMONLY g/cm3 OR g/mL
Term
CAN SCIENCE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS?
Definition
NO
Term
WHAT ARE THE 6 PARTS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD?
Definition
  1. OBSERVE
  2. HYPOTHESIZE
  3. EXPIREMENT
  4. RECORD/ANALYZE DATA
  5. FORM A CONCLUSION
  6. REPLICATE
Term
ANY FACTOR THAT CAN BE CHANGED IN AN EXPIREMENT
Definition
VARIABLE
Term
THE STUDY OF MATTER
Definition
CHEMISTRY
Term
ELEMENTS ARE _____ SUBSTANCES
Definition
PURE
Term
WHAT 4 ELEMENTS ACCOUNT FOR 90% OF LIVING THINGS?
Definition
  1. OXYGEN
  2. CARBON
  3. HYDROGEN
  4. NITROGEN
Term
PROTONS ARE ______ CHARGED
Definition
POSITIVELY
Term
NEUTRONS ARE ____ CHARGED
Definition
UN
Term
ATOMIC # = # OF _____
Definition
PROTONS
Term
MAX OF 1ST ENERGY LEVEL
Definition
2
Term
MAX OF 2ND ENERGY LEVEL
Definition
8
Term
MAX OF 3RD ENERGY LEVEL
Definition
18
Term

HETEROGENOUS MIXTURES

UNIFORM OR NOT

Definition
NOT
Term

HOMOGENOUS MIXTURE

UNIFORM OR NOT

Definition
UNIFORM
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