Chemistry of Life
Organelle Structure and Function
Genetics/ Gene regulation
Photosynthesis /Cellular Respiration
Cell Cycle
100

What are the four macromolecules of life? 

What is proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and nucleic acids?

100

What is the function of lysosomes?

What is to digest and remove waste?

100

 in order for transcription to begin RNA polymerase must bind to which region of the gene? 

What is the promoter region ? 

100

What is the last electron receptor in celluar respiration? 

What is oxygen 

100

What is the longest part of the cell cycle?

What is interphase? 

200

What are the linkages between the monomers of proteins?

What are peptide bonds?

200

Where are ribosomes synthesized?

What is the nucleolus? 

200

If there is no tryptophan present, then the trp operon will turn __. 

What is off?

200

What is the name of the group of organisms that create their own nutrients/ food from carbon dioxide and light energy?

What is an Autotroph?

200

What does the arrangement of chromosomes depend on?

What is metaphase?

300

How many valence electrons are in carbon? 

What is four valence electrons in carbon?

300

Which organelle controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell?

What is the cell membrane?

300

In a lac operon when ____ isn’t present the repressor protein binds to the operator region and blocks RNA polymerase from transcribing genes.

What is lactose.

300

Which of the following are not reactants for photosynthesis: Light energy , H2O, CO2, Rubisco, glucose.

What is rubisco and glucose

300

What do chromosomes exchange when they cross over?

What is DNA? 
400

what property of the phospholipid bilayer prevents water from freely moving in the membrane. 

what is hydrophobic tail

400

If the cell contains a large vacuole, what type of cell is it?

What is a plant cell?

400

Black fur in mice (B) is dominant to brown fur (b). Short tails (T) are dominant to long tails (t). What fraction of the progeny of the cross between BbTt x BBtt will have black fur and long tails?

What is 1/2 or 50%?

400

Why are plants perceived as green and not blue or red? 

What is chlorophyll reflects green light ?

400

What phase describes the uncoupling of centromeres, sister chromatids separating, and two new chromosomes moving to opposite poles of the cell?

What is anaphase?

500

Carbon-12 and Carbon-14 are both examples of__ and they differ in the number of neutrons. Carbon-12 has___ amount of neutrons and Carbon-14 has____ amount of neutrons. 

What is isotopes, 6, and 8

500

Which organelle helps some single-celled organisms move around?

What is a flagella?

500

When crossing a homozygous recessive with a heterozygote, what is the chance of getting an offspring with a homozygous phenotype?

What is 50%

500

What is the driving force for ATP synthesis?

What is the electrochemical gradient of hydrogen ions?

500

What happens when a cell completes mitosis but does not complete cytokinesis?

What is a double nuclei?

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