Meiosis vs. Mitosis
This process occurs in somatic (non-reproductive) cells and is responsible for growth, tissue repair, and asexual reproduction
Mitosis
Which plant organelle contains pigments that gives leaves their color?
chloroplasts
He is widely recognized for his theory of evolution by natural selection, which outlines how species change over time through variations and adaptations that give some individuals a better chance of survival and reproduction
Charles Darwin
This cycle describes the continuous movement of water within the Earth and its Atmosphere.
Water Cycle (Hydrologic Cycle)
an educated guess that is not yet proven. It is used to predict the outcome of an experiment in an attempt to solve a problem or answer a question.
Hypothesis
It results in two daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell, maintaining the same chromosome number.
Mitosis
Which molecule is thought to have acted as the first enzyme in early life on earth?
RNA
Theory of Evolution; Organisms develop traits they use frequently and lose traits they don't use.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
When animals take in more energy than it uses over an extended time, the extra chemical energy is stored as .....
Fat
The loose, uncoiled form of DNA found in the nucleus when a cell is not dividing
Chromatin
This process occurs in germ cells and leads to the production of gametes (sperm and eggs) in sexually reproducing organisms.
Meiosis
This process is a way of moving solutes across a plasma membrane
Osmosis
In 1953, these two guys discovered the double-helix structure of DNA, explaining how genetic information is stored and copied.
James Watson and Francis Crick
What is the metabolic compound is composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen?
Glycogen
The process of copying DNA into RNA; produces mRNA.
Transcription
It reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in four genetically unique daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell.
Meiosis
These are formed when the plasma membrane surrounds a particle outside of the cell?
Endocytic vesicles
Father of Microbiology; First to describe bacteria, protozoa, sperm cells, and red blood cells.
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Free ribosomes
An enzyme that unzips the DNA double helix by breaking hydrogen bonds between base pairs; creates the replication fork during DNA replication.
Helicase
During this phase of mitosis, chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes; the nuclear envelope begins to break down; the mitotic spindle starts to form.
Prophase
Which of the following cell types has a peptidoglycan cell wall?
Algae
Bacteria
Fungi
Land Plants
Protists
Bacteria
Germ theory of disease; microorganisms (bacteria, viruses) cause diseases, not spontaneous generation.
Louis Pasteur
The breakdown of a disaccharide releases energy, which is stored as ATP. This is an example of...
Exothermic reaction
The enzyme that builds new DNA strands by adding nucleotides during DNA replication
DNA polymerase