Genetics
Write the genotype for type O blood
ii
a prokaryotic, unicellular organism with free floating DNA would belong in what kingdom?
bacterium
What acts like a catalyst to speed up chemical reactions in the body?
Enzymes
How would you be able to differentiate between a prokaryote and a eukaryote?
prokaryotes are simple (no nucleus with free floating DNA and lack organelles)
eukaryotes are more complex (with organelles and a nucleus that contains DNA)
Write out the base pairs for DNA and RNA
A-T, C-G
A-U, C-G
In a specific cat breed, long fur (F) is dominant to short fur (f). Cross a homozygous long fur female with a homozygous short fur male. What are the chances their offspring will be born with long fur?
100%
Many different species of Finches are found on the Galapagos Islands. Finches adapted overtime due to the different types of food on the island. This is an example of what kind of microevolution?
Divergent, Adaptive radiation
Monosaccharides
What are 3 things that plant cells have that animal cells do not?
- cell wall
- large vacuole
- chloroplasts
What are the 2 steps in protein synthesis?
Transcription and Translation
Cross a person who is homozygous for type A blood and a person who is hybrid for type B blood. What is the percentage that their child will have type o blood?
0%
Write out each equation:
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Carbon Dioxide + Water + Light --> Oxygen + Glucose
Oxygen + Glucose --> Carbon Dioxide + Water + ATP
What does the tRNA bring in to "build" a protein?
amino acids
What kind of cells are produced after mitosis?
What kind of cells are produced after meiosis?
Mitosis- identical daughter cells (2 diploid)
Meiosis- different daughter cells (4 haploid)
In protein synthesis ___________ leaves the nucleus and travels to the ___________, where it meets up with the tRNA in order to make a protein.
mRNA, ribosome
Which of the following in the most likely cause of a human having an atypical number of chromosomes (ex. Klinefelter, Down’s, or Turner Syndrome)?
a. substitution (point mutation)
b. nondisjunction occurring in meiosis
c. carcinogens
d. frameshift mutation
b. nondisjunction
Draw an ecological pyramid and label it. If bioaccumulation occurs, which organism would contain the most toxins?
Apex predators/ tertiary consumers
_____________ is a major component of a cell membrane
phospholipid
Define the following:
Hypertonic Solution:
Hypotonic Solution:
hypertonic- water moves out of the cell (cell will shrink)
hypotonic- water moves inside the cell (cell will swell)
What RNA sequence would be produced from the current DNA sequence TAC GCG ATA?
AUG CGC UAU
Human height, eye color, skin color, etc. are impacted by multiple genes. The vocabulary term that describes this is _____________________.
polygenic inheritance.
The leaf of a plant is made up of ____________ and __________ in order to control what goes in and out of the cell thus, maintaining homeostasis
stomata and guard cells
Many monosaccharides combine to make a _________________ such as starch
Polysaccharide
During meiosis, what step in Prophase I leads to the increase of genetic diversity amongst organisms?
crossing over
The original gene sequence is: ACT GAT CAT
The new gene sequence is: ACT GTC AT
What kind of mutation has occurred?
Deletion (frameshift)