Cell Cycle
Helpful & Harmful
Protein Synthesis
Genetics
Rich Trivia
100

The 2 phases in the cell cycle when the cell is growing and doing its usual functions.

What are G1 and G2?

100

These organisms are important to the environment because they recycle nutrients from dead organisms back into the soil.

What are decomposers?

100

This molecule contains the instructions to make all of the proteins a cell needs.

What is DNA?

100

The trait that is expressed when another trait is hidden.

What is the dominant trait?

100
Mrs. Rich has a Bachelor's and a Master's degree from this University.

What is Texas Tech?

200

The phase in the cell cycle when the cell is replicating its DNA.

What is S phase?

200

Decomposers include fungi and these prokaryotic organisms.

What are bacteria?

200

This molecule is able to go in and out of the nucleus and takes a copy of the protein instructions to the ribosome.

What is mRNA?

200

The two chromosomes that you get (one from mom and one from dad).

What are homologous chromosomes?

200

Mrs. Rich has this kind of pet, named Moxie.

What is a dog?

300

These are the steps in the cell cycle's M phase, or Mitosis.

What are PMAT?

300

Tetanus is caused by a bacteria that produces these, poisons that can travel through the body and cause harm.

What are toxins?

300

This structure is made of rRNA and reads the instructions to make a protein.

What is a ribosome?

300

Two alleles for a gene that are different from each other.

What are heterozygous?

300

Mrs. Rich has this many children.

What is 2?

400

This is the disease that occurs when a cell spends too much time in mitosis (it keeps dividing)

What is cancer?

400

The human digestive system contains billions of these, which enhance digestion and nutrient absorption, synthesize vitamins, and help limit the growth of harmful bacteria.

What are helpful or good bacteria?

400

This molecule brings the amino acids that are put together to make a protein.

What is tRNA?

400

The percent of offspring that will inherit the dominant phenotype when a heterozygous male is crossed with a heterozygous female.

What is 75%?

400

Mrs. Rich played this instrument when she was in high school.

What is the trumpet?

500

This is the phase in the cell cycle where the cell does not get ready for or go through Mitosis.

What is G0?

500

These substances are toxic to bacteria and are used when a person gets an infection like strep throat.

What are antibiotics?

500
This is another word for a polymer of amino acids, or a protein that has not been modified by the Golgi apparatus.

What is a polypeptide?

500

The ratio of phenotypes in a dihybrid cross when both parents are heterozygous for both traits.

What is 9:3:3:1?

500

Mrs. Rich has a Bachelor's degree in this subject.

What is Biochemistry?

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