Cell Communication
What disease is caused by uncontrolled division of cells in the body?
Cancer
What is the name of the process that occurs in eukaryotes in which a single parent cell divides to produce two genetically identical diploid daughter cells?
Mitosis
Genes are passed to the next generation via reproductive cells called _____.
Gametes
Which of the six nutrients are defined as organic molecules that help regulate body processes, often working with enzymes?
Vitamins
What is the term for disease-causing agents?
Pathogens
What type of communication involves cells communicating with nearby cells, but not directly touching each other?
Paracrine
Prophase
How many chromosomes do humans have in one set?
23
Which category of vitamin can build up in the body and cause toxicity?
Fat-soluble
Steere and Burgdorfer discovered which disease through using Koch's postulates?
Lyme disease
Nerve cells communicate through _____ which are small chemical molecules that travel across the gaps between synapses
Neurotransmitters
During which phase of mitosis do sister chromatids separate and become chromosomes?
Anaphase
What is the term for the pairs of matching chromosomes with the same genes (but potentially different alleles)?
Homologous chromosomes
What is the name for the muscle contractions that move food through the esophagus?
Peristalsis
Strep throat, salmonella, tuberculosis, and anthrax are diseases caused by which type of pathogen?
Bacteria
During which phase of cell signaling does a cell "take in" a signal so that it can produce a response to it?
Reception
During which phase of meiosis does sister chromatids line up at the equator? Be specific with 1 or 2.
Metaphase II
Mendel's law of _____ states that the dominant form of a trait prevents the expression of the recessive trait.
Dominance
Pancreas
What type of immunity involves B cells providing immunity against antigens and pathogens?
What is the term for the membrane-lined channels that can form between the cell walls and cell membranes of plant cells, allowing for communication and exchange of signaling molecules?
Plasmodesmata
Prophase I
What term describes a family tree that describes the inheritance of a trait across generations?
Pedigree
In what structure in the nephron does filtration of blood mainly take place?
What two scientists created the Germ Theory of Disease?