Famous Scientists
The father of genetics is
Gregor Mendel
What are the 4 Nucleotide Bases?
Adenine Thymine Guanine and Cytosine
Genetic diversity comes from which type or reproduction?
Sexual Reproduction
What are the reactants and products of photosynthese?
Reactants: Carbon Dioxide and Water
Products: Sugars (glucose) and Oxygen
What are the 3 particles of an atom?
Proton, Neutron and Electron
Who took X-Ray Diffraction photos of DNA?
Rosalind Franklin
What are the 3 main components of a DNA strand?
a phosphate group, a deoxyribose, and a nucleotide base
The center of a chromosome (the connection of two sister chromatids) is called?
A centromere
Most plants appear green because chlorophyll does what?
Reflects green light
If a parent has 2 different alleles for a gene this is called?
Heterozygous
Frederick Griffith
What bond holds nucleotide bases together?
Hydrogen bonds
DNA replication happens in what phase of the cell cycle?
S Phase or Interphase
A compound that cells use to store and release energy is
ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
Who created the double helix model of DNA?
Watson and Crick
What is the enzyme that joins individual nucleotides to produce a new strand of DNA?
The end result of mitosis is
2 identical diploid cells
The process that releases energy from food in the presence of oxygen is
Cellular Respiration
The sharing of electrons between elements is called?
A Covalent Bond
Who studied bacteriophages to see if it was DNA or viruses that were transferred?
Hershey and Chase
TACTGA
The end result of meiosis is
4 genetically different haploid cells
What uses high-energy electrons from glycolysis and the Krebs cycle to convert ADP into ATP?
Electron Transport Chain
What are the 3 parts of the Cell Theory?
1.Cells are the basic units of life.
2. All living things are made of cells.
3. All new cells come from existing cells