Unit 1
The molecule that resides in the nucleus of the cell and stores the information for producing proteins.
What is DNA
What are the products of Photosynthesis?
Carbon is stored in the atmosphere in the form of...?
CO2
This molecule is the building block of starch and cellulose (long chains)
Glucose
Density Independent
The molecule used to carry instructions from the genetic code to the site of protein synthesis.
What is mRNA
Cellular respiration occurs in what organelle
Mitochodria
Name one example of a biotic factor in the environment
Disease, competition, predation, and overcrowding
A forest fire is an example of what kind of limiting factor?
Density independent
At what point in the cell cycle do chromosomes separate to opposite ends of the cell.
A. G1
B. S
C. G2
D. Mitosis
D. Mitosis
Transcribe the following genetic code from DNA into mRNA:
GGT AAT GCG CGT
What is CCA UUA CGC GCA
In what organelle does photosynthesis occur?
Chloroplast
Density independent limiting factors are always...
Abiotic
What type of RNA molecule transfers amino acids to the ribosome for protein synthesis?
tRNA
DOUBLE POINTS:
At what point in a population graph does a population experience exponential growth?
A. At the beginning of the curve
B. In the middle of the curve
C. At the end of the curve
A (At the beginning of the curve)
A cell with 46 chromosomes undergoes Mitosis.
How many chromosomes will each daughter cell contain after Cytokinesis?
46
What are the molecular products of cellular respiration?
6CO2 and 6H2O
An organism that is not native to an environment and causes ecological damage due to a lack of natural predators is...
Invasive Species
What organelle is the location of protein synthesis?
The ribosome
A. What are the two steps of protein synthesis (in order)
B. What is the process in the central dogma that copies DNA?
A. Transcription and Translation
B. Replication
The amino acid that is the start codon
What is Methionine (Met)
Name the two steps of photosynthesis
Light dependent reaction
Light independent reaction/Calvin Cycle
If deforestation in the rainforest continues, what is likely to happen to levels of atmospheric CO2?
CO2 in the atmosphere will increase
The uncharged version of the energy molecule all living things use is known as...
ADP
What three elements are present in all 4 macromolecules?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen