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Biology Final
Question | Answer |
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first generation(original parents) | parentals |
alleles separate from one another during the formation of gamates | law of segregation |
when a sperm cell fertilizes the egg cell of the same individual | self pollination |
different forms of a gene | alleles |
self-pollinating that results in the offspring being identical to their parent | true breeding |
a specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another | trait |
there are dominant and recessive alleles, and the dominant allele masks the recessive | principle of dominance |
genes for different traits are inherited independently from each other | law of independent asortment |
scientist who studied pea plants.father of genetics | gregor mendel |
chromosomes that have a corresponding chromosome from the opposite-sex parent | homologous chromosomes |
the process of reduction division in which sex cells are made | meiosis |
cells that contain both sets of chromosomes | diploid |
the seed can be broken in two sections9 contains two cotyledons) | dicots |
have parallel veins | monocots |
have flowers in multiples of 3 | monocots |
the vascular bundles are scattered throught the stem | monocot |
are anchored by a tap root | dicot |
surrounds and protects the embryo and prevents drying out | seed coat |
specialized tissue to conduct water and nutrients throught the plant | stems |
transport subsystem that carries water up from the roots to the rest of the plant | xylem |
6co2 + 6h2o - c6h12o6 + 6o2 | photosynthesis equation |
bear seeds i a layer of tissue that protects the seed | angio sperm |
creeping underground stems from which fronds originate | rhizomes |
substance that makes cell walls rigid so that the plant can go upright | lighen |
hollow cells with thick cell walls that allow water to flow efficiently in the xylem | trachneids |
plants life cycle is called | alternation of generations |
holds the two strands of DNA molcule together | hydrogen bonds |
proteins that DNA wraps around | histones |
states that adenine bonds with thymine and cytosine bonds with guanine | chargoffs rule |
sites on DNA where unzipping and replication occur | replication forks |
studied the causes of pneumonia in mice | griffith |
proposed the first 3-D model of DNA | watson & crick |
consists of a double ring | pure rings |
homologues line up at the equator | metaphase 1 |
doesnt exist | interphase 2 |
chromosomes split at the centromere | meiosis |
homologous chromosomes find each other and join in pairs | prophase 1 |
sigle, circular DNA found in bacteria | plasmid |
cuts te DNA into specific sequences of nucleotides | restriction enzymes |
produced from combining the DNA of two different species | transgenic organisms |
"gluing" two DNA molecules together | splicing |
is formed from spplicing enzymes joining natural and synthetic DNA together | recombinant DNA |
making changes in the genetic code | genetic enginering |
in mammals, the ----- turns into the spinal cord | dorsal hollow nerve cord |
----- the phylum that contains both vertebrate and nonvertebrate chordates | chordata |
the ----- turns into he backbone in mammals | notocord |
a subphylum of chordata that contains all vertebrates | vertebrada |
---- is when the fetus gets nutrients from the mothers body and is then born alive | viviparous |
---- controls body movement in fish | cerebrum |
---- is when the eggs catch outside the mothers body | oviparous |
---- is when egg hatch inside the mothers body but nutrients are obtained by the yolk | ovoviparous |
an animal that regulates its internal body temperature by outside means | ectotherm |
a body part found at the end of the beak that is used to break open the egg | egg tooth |
a bird fossil that suggest reptiles are the ancestors of birds | archaeopterynx |
mamals like kangaroos that give birth to young who stay in a pouch where they are nourished by milk until they reach maturation | marsupials |
includes reptiles with long broad snouts like crocodiles and alligators | crocodillians |
mammals like the duck-billed platypus who have eggs that hatch and then nourish their hatchlings with milk | monotremes |
mammalslike humans who keep their young in the womb while nutirents and waste proucts pass through the surrounding membrane | placental mammals |
includes reptiles with a hard shell built into their backbone like turtles | testudines |
the order of frogs and toads | anura |
seperates the venticle into two partial chambers | septum |
includes scaly reptiles like lizards and snakes | squamata |
new bird fossil that links a common ancestor to both retiles and birds | protoavis |
tuataras are the only animals left in this class | sphenodonta |
if i have a feather, pen, and pencil in a bag, what is the probablility that i will pick up the feather 3 times in a row? | 1/27 |
how would you show correct genotype for a homozygous dominant parent? | PP |
describing the student as short would be describing the students----? | phenotype |
if my husband has blood type A and i have blood type AB, what would NOT be a possible phenotype for our children? | O |
skin color is an example of ----- | polygenic traits |
addenine and guanine are ----- | purine basis |
---- has circular DNA | prokaryotes |
---- replication takes place in the nucleus | DNA/ Eukaryotes |
---- is a virus that infects a bacterium | bacteriophage |
what does NOT make up the back bone of DNA? | sugars and phosphates |
mickey mouse just recently had DNA analysis. Scientists found 12% Adennine in his cells. how much in percent is there of guanine, thymine, cytocine? | Adenine and thymine have 12% and cytosine and guanine have 38%. |
proteins are made of chains of ----- | amino acids |
each tRNA is very specific to the amino acid it carries. true or false | true |
ribose and deoxyribose are both ----- | sugars |
RNA does NOT contain ----- as a nitrogen base. | thymine |
in eukaryotic chromosomes, DNA replication begins at a single point in the chromosome and proceeds in two directions? true or false? | true |
mutations can be ----- | difficult |
what are two frame shift mutations? | insertions/ deletions |
" the fat cat went outside," being changed to "outside fat cat went the" is an example of a ----- mutation | inversion |
crossing a buffalo and cattle to produce beefallo is an example of ----- | hybridization |
if i needed to mae many copies of a particular gene, i would use ----- | PCR |
what s often used as a genetic marker in plasmids? | bacteria |
if i have a feather, pen, and pencil in a bag, what is the probablility that i will pick up the feather 3 times in a row? | 1/27 |
how would you show correct genotype for a homozygous dominant parent? | PP |
describing the student as short would be describing the students----? | phenotype |
if my husband has blood type A and i have blood type AB, what would NOT be a possible phenotype for our children? | O |
skin color is an example of ----- | polygenic traits |
addenine and guanine are ----- | purine basis |
---- has circular DNA | prokaryotes |
---- replication takes place in the nucleus | DNA/ Eukaryotes |
---- is a virus that infects a bacterium | bacteriophage |
what does NOT make up the back bone of DNA? | sugars and phosphates |
mickey mouse just recently had DNA analysis. Scientists found 12% Adennine in his cells. how much in percent is there of guanine, thymine, cytocine? | Adenine and thymine have 12% and cytosine and guanine have 38%. |
proteins are made of chains of ----- | amino acids |
each tRNA is very specific to the amino acid it carries. true or false | true |
ribose and deoxyribose are both ----- | sugars |
RNA does NOT contain ----- as a nitrogen base. | thymine |
in eukaryotic chromosomes, DNA replication begins at a single point in the chromosome and proceeds in two directions? true or false? | true |
mutations can be ----- | difficult |
what are two frame shift mutations? | insertions/ deletions |
" the fat cat went outside," being changed to "outside fat cat went the" is an example of a ----- mutation | inversion |
crossing a buffalo and cattle to produce beefallo is an example of ----- | hybridization |
if i needed to mae many copies of a particular gene, i would use ----- | PCR |
what s often used as a genetic marker in plasmids? | bacteria |
what are three uses of gel electrophoresis? | compares genomes of different organisms to locate specific genes; forensics; and molecular biology |
DNA has a ----- charge | negative |
----- is continued breeding of individuals with similar characteristics | inbreeding |
if i wanted to see if a geneic disorder was the consequence of a chromosomal mutation, i would use a ----- | karyotype |
if i wanted to see how a genetic disorder is inherited(dominant, recessive, codomoniant, etc), i would use a ----- | pedigree |
no two people have the same DNA | true |
if i am pregnant and want a boy, whose fault is it if i get a girl? | (dad) because he bought cheap condoms, ;) |
humans have ----- chromosomes | 46 |
females have ----- chromosomes | x |
chromosomes that are NOT sex chromosomes are called ----- | autosomes |
trisomy 21 in a female is scientifically written as ----- | 47 xx + 21 |
if a person on a pedigree is recessive, their shape should not be colored. true or false | false |
a male is represented on a pedigree by ----- | square |
when can linked genes be separated? | crossing over |
there are far more ----- with colorblindness | males |
down syndrome, turners syndrome, kleinfelter's syndrome are all a result of ----- | non disjunction |
---- is a DNA used to get a DNA fingerprint | transgenic |
what was the goal of the human genome project? | analyze human DNA sequence |
---- is the process of replacing a faulty gene with a working gene | gene therapy |
we normally ----- use in gene therapy because they can be easily integrated into the cells DNA | viruses |
the ----- helps us eliminate the nitrogen that can be harmful in our bodies | excretion |
our muscles originated from what germ layer? | mesoderm |
a ----- is an organism whose mouth is formed from the blastopore | protosome |
----- are the only animals without body symmetry | sponge |
skin is an example of ------ tissue | epitherial |
if an organism has a right and left side, they have ------- symmetry | bilateral |
what are the characterisitcs of cnidarians? | soft bodied, symmetrical, carnivorous |
the ------ are groups of cells that form an eyespot for detecting light | ocelli |
jellyfish are always seen in the ------ stages | medusa |
----- are nerve cells that detect stimuli such as touch | nerve net |
coral are solitary/ colonial? | colonial |
----- were the most primitive vertebrates | jawless fish |
the most advanced fish today is ------ | bony fish |
------- is the muscular cavity found at the end of large intestine where waste, urine, eggs, and sperm leave the amphibians body | cloaca |
amphibian eggs must be layed in ----- because they lack a ------ to prevent desiccation | water; shell |
list three characteristics of reptiles | dry skin, lungs, terrestial eggs |
list 5 characterisitcs of mammals | hair, mammary glands, breathe air, 4 chambered heart, endoderm |
the system that regulates the release of hormones for body activities ------ system | indocrine |
we belong to the order ------ | primates |
parenchyma, collenchyma, sclerenchyma are all types of ----- | ground tissue |
the main pigment used to harvest the suns energy is -------- and absourbs ------ light | chlorophyll/everything but green |
the organelle found in plants algae where photosynthesis occurs is the ------ | chloroplast |