Unit 1
This property of water allows it to stick to itself through hydrogen bonds.
What is cohesion?
These are the 2 major cell types
What are prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
This molecule stores and transfers energy in cells
What is ATP?
Cells use this to send messages over short distances
What is local signaling?
Mendels law that describes separation of alleles
What is the law of segregation?
These are the 4 major biological macromolecules
What are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids?
This organelle is the site of protein synthesis
What is the ribosome?
Enzymes work by lowering this
What is activation energy?
Giving birth is an example of this feedback loop
What is positive feedback?
This tool helps predict offspring genotypes
What is a Punnett square?
This reaction builds polymers by removing water
What is dehydration synthesis?
The plasma membrane is described by this model
What is the fluid mosaic model?
This organelle carries out photosynthesis
What is the chloroplast?
Mitosis occurs during this phase of the cell cycle
What is the M phase?
A person with AB blood shows this type of inheritance
What is codominance?
This sequence of amino acids determines this level of protein structure
What is primary synthesis?
Movement of water across a membrane is called this
What is osmosis
This process produces the most ATP in cellular respiration
What is the electron transport chain?
This process converts a signal into a cellular response
What is signal transduction?
This type of cell division creates gametes
What is meiosis?
The 5' and 3' ends of DNA describe this feature
What is directionality?
This ratio limits the size of cells
What is the surface area-to-volume ratio?
High temperatures may cause enzymes to do this
What is denature
Malfunction of this system can lead to uncontrolled cell devision
What is the cell cycle checkpoint system?
This statistical test determines if results match expectations
What is a chi-square test?