Scientific Method
The thing being changed between groups is referred to as
the independent variable
Different versions of genes are called ______
Alleles
The monomers of enzymes are:
Amino acids
Anaerobic respiration takes place in the absence of
Oxygen
Mitosis produces all body cells except
sperm & egg
If you are testing the effect of pH on the germination rate of seeds, what is the dependent variable?
the germination rate
A ____ is a set of three nucleotides that determines which amino acid should be used in a polypeptide
Codon
The helicase enzyme is an important part of which pivotal cellular process?
DNA replication
The process of photosynthesis requires ___ gas and generates ___ gas
Requires CO2 and releases O2
DNA replication occurs during (be specific)
S phase of interphase
True or false?
A positive control is a sample in which you know that what you are observing should take place
True
A red flowered plant and a white flowered plant produce pink flowered offspring. What kind of inheritance is this?
Incomplete dominance
Lactase enzymes break apart lactose sugar into glucose and galactose monosaccharides. What is the substrate?
Lactose sugar
How many molecules of ATP are produced per molecule of glucose during fermentation
2
In meisos, during which phase does crossing over occur?
Prophase 1
A variable that is not constant between all your samples is referred to as a
Confounding variable
The ____ of an organism is determined by it's specific versions of genes, while the ___ is determined by the physical expression of those genes.
Genotype; phenotype
The TATA box is used to help this enzyme bind to the template strand during which process? (two-part answer)
RNA Polymerase; Transcription
Which parts of the cell are utilized during aerobic respiration?
Cytoplasm and the mitochondira
What structure does a plant cell create during cytokinesis?
A cell plate
If you are testing the effect of pH on an enzyme reaction, one possible negative control would be a sample in which
There is no enzyme
Tightly compacted DNA that has been silenced by modification with ____ molecules is called ____
Methly molecules; heterochromatin
DNA Poly III and DNA Poly I have different functions. What are they?
DNA Poly I: replaces RNA primers with DNA
During which specific step of photosynthesis is Rubisco, Earth's most abundant enzyme, utilized?
Carbon fixation phase of the Calvin cycle.
During what stage do homologous pairs align on the equator of the cell (be specific)