Experimental Design
Macromolecules
DNA
Protein Synthesis
Cell Division & Differentiation
100
An educated guess or testable prediction
What is a hypothesis?
100
The elements of life
What is CHONPS?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, sometimes sulfur
100
DNA base pairing rules
What is
A pairs with T
C pairs with G?
100
The term "synthesis" means
What is to build or make?
100
Process that enables a person to grow from 1 cell to trillions of cells
What is mitosis or cell division?
200
A measurable factor in an experiment that depends on the independent variable
What is a dependent variable?
200
The monomer of proteins
What is amino acids?
200
Process of copying DNA
What is DNA replication?
200
The two steps in protein synthesis
What is transcription and translation?
200
Phases of mitosis
What is Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase
300
A factor in an experiment that may be changed by the experimenter
What is an independent or manipulated variable?
300
The food source of lipids include
What is fats and oils?
300
This process ensures ALL cells contain the same DNA molecule
What is DNA replication?
300
How many codons code for the 4 amino acids?
What are 4 codons?
300
Cells with no specific function, yet, but will differentiate (or become) cells with specific function depending on location in the body and genes that are being used
What are stem cells?
400
The height of the bean plants depend on the amount of water they receive. The independent variable is...
What is amount of water?
400
The function of lipids
What is long term storage?
or
What is insulation?
400
DNA molecules has sections called ______ that code for proteins
What are genes?
400
Function of mRNA
What is to make a copy of DNA and carry the message outside the nucleus?
400
Cells that are damaged do not self destruct (apoptosis), instead they keep dividing uncontrollably to form
What is a tumor?
500
The height of the bean plants depend on the amount of water they receive. The dependent variable is...
What is the height of the bean plant.
500
Thousands of proteins are made from only 20 amino acids, how so?
What is the number and sequence of amino acids?
500
DNA replication takes place during interphase in the cell cycle, this is necessary before________.
What is mitosis or cell division?
500
Converting mRNA code to a growing amino acid chain (protein)
What is translation?
500
Cells become different depending on
What is their location and genes that are being used?