Parts of a Cell
What is widely considered "the powerhouse" of the cell?
Mitochondria
What are the cells produced during meiosis called?
Gametes
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
If all the DNA from 1 cell were stretched out, how tall would it be?
~6ft
What does the U in RNA stand for?
Uracil
Which type of cell has an irregular shape?
Animal cells
During what phase of meiosis does crossing over happen?
Prophase 1
What are the base pairs for RNA?
G-C
A-U
What is the complete set of genetic information called?
Genome
Height, hair color, and dimples are all examples of what?
What organelle in plant cells causes them to have a green color?
Chloroplasts
Does mitosis or meiosis result in 4 haploid cells?
Meiosis
What are the two steps to protein synthesis?
Transcription
Translation
What does it mean if something is inherited?
Passed from parent to offspring
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, in one hour, if a woodchuck could chuck 6 woods in 3 minutes?
60minutes/3minutes=20
20*6=120 woods
What are the two main types of cells?
Prokaryote and Eukaryote
How many pairs of chromosomes does the average human have?
23 pairs
What link together to form proteins?
Amino Acids
What causes genetic disorders?
mutations or changes of DNA
When a mutation occurs, what are the three possible outcomes?
The mutation will be positive, negative, or neutral to the organism.
Which organelle helps to get rid of waste?
Lysosome
In what phase of cell division does the cell replicate DNA?
Interphase
Convert the following DNA strand to RNA:
CGATGCTATAGTATTAAGCCGCTGT
GCUACGAUAUCAUAAUUCGGCGACA
How many base pairs long is the human genome?
Over 3 billion base pairs long
What is programed cell death called?
Apoptosis